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Learn the wildlife of Mozambique

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6,898 species have research-grade observations in Mozambique on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus176
  2. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus117
  3. Little Egret Egretta garzetta117
  4. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer110
  5. Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris108
  6. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus101
  7. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea100
  8. Pied Crow Corvus albus97
  9. White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus94
  10. Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus93

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata188
  2. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus160
  3. Ilala palm Hyphaene coriacea119
  4. Bitter-apple Solanum campylacanthum107
  5. African Dogrose Xylotheca kraussiana87
  6. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa87
  7. Tridax Daisy Tridax procumbens85
  8. Aroma Dichrostachys cinerea82
  9. Castor bean Ricinus communis80
  10. Fever tree Vachellia xanthophloea79

Mammals

  1. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus185
  2. Impala Aepyceros melampus182
  3. Nyala Tragelaphus angasii169
  4. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana149
  5. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus149
  6. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus142
  7. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus131
  8. Lion Panthera leo118
  9. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus96
  10. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros94

Insects

  1. Dancing Amber Telchinia serena150
  2. Gold-banded Forester Euphaedra neophron149
  3. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone119
  4. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta114
  5. Window Acraea Stephenia oncaea111
  6. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus108
  7. Round-winged Orange Tip Colotis euippe106
  8. Azure Hairstreak Hemiolaus caeculus105
  9. African Joker Byblia anvatara103
  10. Creamstriped Owl Cyligramma latona96

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata73
  2. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis59
  3. Usambara Baboon Tarantula Pterinochilus murinus56
  4. Tree Docile Scorpion Opisthacanthus asper51
  5. Scimitar-horn Kitespider Gasteracantha falcicornis49
  6. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis47
  7. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata47
  8. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata38
  9. Biscuit Boxkite Isoxya tabulata37
  10. Hyllus treleaveni35

Reptiles

  1. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis322
  2. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia309
  3. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata265
  4. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis213
  5. Variable Skink Trachylepis varia158
  6. Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus platycephalus154
  7. Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer144
  8. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus134
  9. Southern Tree Agama Acanthocercus atricollis120
  10. Puff Adder Bitis arietans98

Amphibians

  1. Painted Reed Frog Hyperolius marmoratus320
  2. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina235
  3. Common Squeaker Arthroleptis stenodactylus157
  4. Tinker Reed Frog Hyperolius tuberilinguis136
  5. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis130
  6. Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus fornasini102
  7. African Red Toad Schismaderma carens97
  8. Red-Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus95
  9. Guttural Toad Sclerophrys gutturalis91
  10. Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog Hemisus marmoratus75

Fish

  1. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles99
  2. Giraffe Seahorse Hippocampus camelopardalis79
  3. Laced Moray Gymnothorax favagineus69
  4. Threadfin Butterflyfish Chaetodon auriga64
  5. Emperor Angelfish Pomacanthus imperator64
  6. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus61
  7. Lyretail Anthias Pseudanthias squamipinnis60
  8. Allard's Anemonefish Amphiprion allardi57
  9. Powder Blue Tang Acanthurus leucosternon55
  10. Potato Rockcod Epinephelus tukula50

Mollusks

  1. Yellow-blocked nudibranch Halgerda wasinensis60
  2. African Banana Slug Elisolimax flavescens59
  3. Giant Blonde Snail Lissachatina immaculata49
  4. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea39
  5. Glossodoris pallida39
  6. Varicose Wart Slug Phyllidia varicosa38
  7. Kirk's Tailed Slug Urocyclus kirkii29
  8. Hypselodoris regina27
  9. Common Egg Cowry Ovula ovum26
  10. Hamilton's Chromodoris Chromodoris hamiltoni26

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.