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Key Places for biodiversity

Learn the wildlife of Serengeti

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Serengeti is one of E.O. Wilson's Key Places, irreplaceable for life on Earth. 896 species have research-grade observations there on iNaturalist, and KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos.

Serengeti National Park

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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. Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus451
  2. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax428
  3. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer417
  4. Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius379
  5. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos370
  6. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus311
  7. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus311
  8. White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli302
  9. Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera255
  10. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala252

Plants

  1. Sausage tree Kigelia africana101
  2. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens70
  3. Crossandra subacaulis43
  4. Reclining Date Palm Phoenix reclinata29
  5. Hibiscus flavifolius25
  6. Ammocharis tinneana22
  7. Umbrella thorn Vachellia tortilis18
  8. Flame lily Gloriosa superba15
  9. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia15
  10. Hibiscus aponeurus15

Mammals

  1. Lion Panthera leo1,504
  2. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus734
  3. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana727
  4. Maasai Giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi723
  5. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius675
  6. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus661
  7. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta654
  8. Plains Zebra Equus quagga610
  9. Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus592
  10. Leopard Panthera pardus576

Insects

  1. Sundowner moth Sphingomorpha chlorea27
  2. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta22
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera16
  4. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone16
  5. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus15
  6. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus11
  7. Cabbage Tree Emperor Bunaea alcinoe10
  8. Matabele Ant Megaponera analis9
  9. Northern Harvester Termite Hodotermes mossambicus9
  10. African Caper Belenois creona8

Reptiles

  1. Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama Agama mwanzae537
  2. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus521
  3. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis126
  4. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus69
  5. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata45
  6. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis36
  7. Puff Adder Bitis arietans18
  8. Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis11
  9. Spotted Bush Snake Philothamnus semivariegatus9
  10. Boomslang Dispholidus typus8

Amphibians

  1. Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis petersii6
  2. Common Reed Frog Hyperolius viridiflavus4
  3. Guttural Toad Sclerophrys gutturalis4

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. KnowKi is not affiliated with the E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Foundation. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.