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Learn the wildlife of Namibia

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5,880 species have research-grade observations in Namibia 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 Ostrich Struthio camelus1,681
  2. Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus1,307
  3. African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans1,079
  4. Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius1,056
  5. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris1,004
  6. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali1,002
  7. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori1,001
  8. Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus991
  9. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus924
  10. Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus914

Plants

  1. Camel Thorn Vachellia erioloba1,753
  2. Quiver Tree Aloidendron dichotomum1,221
  3. Welwitschia Welwitschia mirabilis1,008
  4. Mopane Colophospermum mopane785
  5. Stink Shepherdstree Boscia foetida715
  6. Shepherds tree Boscia albitrunca693
  7. Black thorn Senegalia mellifera648
  8. !Nara Melon Acanthosicyos horridus529
  9. Namib Candelabra Naboom Euphorbia virosa515
  10. Dollar bush Tetraena stapffii513

Mammals

  1. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis2,384
  2. Gemsbok Oryx gazella2,305
  3. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana2,299
  4. Southern Giraffe Giraffa giraffa2,222
  5. Plains Zebra Equus quagga1,927
  6. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros1,497
  7. Impala Aepyceros melampus1,483
  8. Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas1,473
  9. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus1,328
  10. Lion Panthera leo1,132

Insects

  1. Pioneer White Belenois aurota528
  2. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus388
  3. Karoo Balbyter Ant Camponotus fulvopilosus381
  4. Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi359
  5. Namib Desert Dune Ant Camponotus detritus324
  6. Brown Armoured Corncricket Acanthoplus discoidalis321
  7. Tree Locust Anacridium moestum312
  8. Racingstripe Darkling Beetle Stenocara gracilipes291
  9. Welwitschia Bug Probergrothius angolensis290
  10. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta273

Spiders and kin

  1. Robust Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus carinatus471
  2. Shaggy Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus villosus413
  3. Small Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus brevimanus409
  4. Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes planimanus288
  5. Granulated Thick-tailed Scorpion Parabuthus granulatus285
  6. Gracile Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes gracilior239
  7. Uroplectes pilosus233
  8. Opistophthalmus penrithorum183
  9. Uroplectes otjimbinguensis168
  10. Sesriem Scorpion Hottentotta conspersus168

Reptiles

  1. Namib Rock Agama Agama planiceps1,440
  2. Kalahari Tree Skink Trachylepis spilogaster686
  3. Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus laevigatus589
  4. Namaqua Chameleon Chamaeleo namaquensis504
  5. Western Rock Skink Trachylepis sulcata503
  6. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis475
  7. Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard Meroles cuneirostris455
  8. Namib Sand Gecko Pachydactylus rangei432
  9. Anchieta's Agama Agama anchietae428
  10. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus387

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.