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Key Places for biodiversity

Learn the wildlife of the Kimberley

Western Australia

The Kimberley is one of E.O. Wilson's Key Places, irreplaceable for life on Earth. 3,088 species have research-grade observations there on iNaturalist, and KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos.

Derby-West and Wyndham-East Kimberley

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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. Great Bowerbird Chlamydera nuchalis229
  2. Crimson Finch Neochmia phaeton208
  3. Black Kite Milvus migrans188
  4. Rainbow Bee-eater Merops ornatus183
  5. Brolga Antigone rubicunda176
  6. White-quilled Rock Pigeon Petrophassa albipennis169
  7. Whistling Kite Haliastur sphenurus167
  8. Double-barred Finch Stizoptera bichenovii157
  9. Australasian Darter Anhinga novaehollandiae143
  10. Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida141

Plants

  1. Boab Adansonia gregorii316
  2. Yellow Kapok Cochlospermum fraseri163
  3. Turkey Bush Calytrix exstipulata152
  4. Byblis filifolia107
  5. Silver-leaf grevillea Grevillea refracta104
  6. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera90
  7. Drosera ordensis85
  8. Jigal Tree Lysiphyllum cunninghamii72
  9. Screw Palm Pandanus spiralis68
  10. Sorrel Sabdariffa gossypiifolia66

Mammals

  1. Western Short-eared Rock Wallaby Petrogale brachyotis209
  2. Agile Wallaby Notamacropus agilis116
  3. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris71
  4. Common Wallaroo Osphranter robustus64
  5. Black Flying-fox Pteropus alecto51
  6. Monjon Petrogale burbidgei43
  7. Northern Quoll Dasyurus hallucatus40
  8. Australian Humpback Dolphin Sousa sahulensis27
  9. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus25
  10. Little Red Flying-fox Pteropus scapulatus18

Insects

  1. Scarlet Percher Diplacodes haematodes191
  2. Australian Common Crow Euploea corinna126
  3. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya111
  4. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina83
  5. Tawny Coster Acraea terpsicore56
  6. Lesser Wanderer Danaus petilia53
  7. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina49
  8. Common Glider Tramea loewii49
  9. Blue Skimmer Orthetrum caledonicum48
  10. Painted Grasshawk Neurothemis stigmatizans47

Spiders and kin

  1. Radon Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope radon62
  2. Australian Golden Orbweaver Trichonephila edulis35
  3. Green Jumping Spider Mopsus mormon34
  4. Spectacular Crab Spider Thomisus spectabilis21
  5. Lion Huntsman Neosparassus magareyi17
  6. Dietrich's St Andrews Cross Spider Argiope dietrichae14
  7. Christmas Jewel Spider Austracantha minax13
  8. Baehr's Cosmophasis Cosmophasis baehrae13
  9. Northern Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope aetherea12
  10. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi11

Reptiles

  1. Freshwater Crocodile Crocodylus johnstoni373
  2. Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus246
  3. Mertens' Water Monitor Varanus mertensi163
  4. Horner's Dragon Lophognathus horneri113
  5. Children's Python Antaresia childreni96
  6. Common Tree Snake Dendrelaphis punctulatus76
  7. Kimberley Rock Monitor Varanus glauerti61
  8. Brown Tree Snake Boiga irregularis60
  9. Olive Python Liasis olivaceus58
  10. Black-headed Python Aspidites melanocephalus51

Amphibians

  1. Cane Toad Rhinella marina185
  2. Green Tree Frog Pelodryas caerulea178
  3. Western Laughing Tree Frog Pengilleyia ridibunda160
  4. Desert Tree Frog Colleeneremia rubella84
  5. Giant Burrowing Frog Cyclorana australis83
  6. Copland's Rock Frog Litoria coplandi75
  7. Ornate Burrowing Frog Platyplectrum ornatum62
  8. Rockhole Frog Mahonabatrachus meirianus61
  9. Watjulum Rocket Frog Litoria watjulumensis54
  10. Splendid Tree Frog Pelodryas splendida49

Fish

  1. Western Rainbowfish Melanotaenia australis72
  2. Spotted Archerfish Toxotes chatareus53
  3. Spangled Perch Leiopotherapon unicolor47
  4. Kimberley Archerfish Toxotes kimberleyensis28
  5. Western Sooty Grunter Hephaestus jenkinsi22
  6. Barramundi Lates calcarifer17
  7. Northern Purple-spotted Gudgeon Mogurnda mogurnda14
  8. Hyrtl's Catfish Neosilurus hyrtlii14
  9. Sooty Grunter Hephaestus fuliginosus13
  10. Silver Cobbler Neoarius midgleyi13

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.