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Learn the wildlife of Aberdare National Park

Kenya

439 species have research-grade observations inside Aberdare National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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. Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht62
  2. Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus59
  3. Streaky Seedeater Crithagra striolata56
  4. Jackson's Spurfowl Pternistis jacksoni44
  5. Common Bulbul Pycnonotus barbatus40
  6. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha40
  7. Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida39
  8. Abyssinian Thrush Turdus abyssinicus38
  9. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca37
  10. Hunter's Cisticola Cisticola hunteri31

Plants

  1. Alpine Poker Kniphofia thomsonii20
  2. Alchemilla argyrophylla19
  3. Anthemis tigreensis18
  4. Lobelia gregoriana18
  5. Rift Gladiolus Gladiolus watsonioides16
  6. African Redwood Hagenia abyssinica15
  7. Peanut-Butter Cassia Senna didymobotrya11
  8. Guizotia jacksonii10
  9. Delphinium macrocentrum9
  10. Lobelia telekii8

Mammals

  1. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus138
  2. Giant Forest Hog Hylochoerus meinertzhageni95
  3. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta57
  4. Rusty-spotted Genet Genetta fieldiana55
  5. Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia52
  6. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus44
  7. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis31
  8. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer30
  9. Olive Baboon Papio anubis30
  10. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza29

Insects

  1. Hannington's Fritillary Issoria hanningtoni11
  2. Sundowner moth Sphingomorpha chlorea10
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera6
  4. Convolvulus Hawkmoth Agrius convolvuli6
  5. Vine Hawkmoth Hippotion celerio6
  6. Northern Short-tailed Admiral Vanessa dimorphica6
  7. Cotton Bollworm Moth Helicoverpa armigera5
  8. Slender Burnished Brass Thysanoplusia orichalcea5
  9. Abyssinian Admiral Vanessa abyssinica4
  10. Amphicallia solai4

Reptiles

  1. Helmeted Chameleon Trioceros hoehnelii32
  2. Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon Trioceros kinangopensis15
  3. Kenya Montane Viper Montatheris hindii13
  4. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata4
  5. Adolfus masavaensis3
  6. Kilimanjaro Five-toed Skink Leptosiaphos kilimensis2
  7. Kenyan Rock Agama Agama lionotus1
  8. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus1

Amphibians

  1. Phrynobatrachus keniensis2
  2. Ptychadena mahnerti2
  3. Molo Frog Amietia wittei2
  4. Kinangop Dainty Frog Cacosternum kinangopensis2

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.