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Learn the wildlife of Agulhas National Park

Western Cape · South Africa

1,449 species have research-grade observations inside Agulhas 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. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus46
  2. White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus31
  3. Cape Bulbul Pycnonotus capensis28
  4. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo25
  5. Cape Spurfowl Pternistis capensis22
  6. Orange-breasted Sunbird Anthobaphes violacea20
  7. Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis18
  8. Southern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris chalybeus18
  9. Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus15
  10. Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus14

Plants

  1. Lineleaf Conebush Leucadendron linifolium210
  2. Bot River Sugarbush Protea compacta202
  3. Broadleaf Featherbush Aulax umbellata179
  4. Common Pagoda Mimetes cucullatus139
  5. Long-leaf Sugarbush Protea longifolia137
  6. White-trailing Pincushion Leucospermum pedunculatum122
  7. Sickleleaf Conebush Leucadendron xanthoconus121
  8. Mini Diamondeyes Staavia radiata118
  9. Agulhas Spiderhead Serruria bolusii110
  10. Limestone Conebush Leucadendron meridianum106

Mammals

  1. Grey Rhebok Pelea capreolus14
  2. Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis11
  3. Cape Grysbok Raphicerus melanotis8
  4. Cape Dune Molerat Bathyergus suillus8
  5. Steenbok Raphicerus campestris6
  6. Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse Rhabdomys pumilio6

Insects

  1. Cape Mountain Cockroach Aptera fusca19
  2. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii11
  3. Striped Toktokkie Mariazofia gibba10
  4. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera8
  5. Pine Emperor Nudaurelia cytherea8
  6. Barred Eggarlet Bombycomorpha bifascia8
  7. Heady Maiden Amata cerbera7
  8. Black Cocktail Ant Crematogaster peringueyi7
  9. Julia Skimmer Orthetrum julia6
  10. Mountain White-spot Mesocelis monticola6

Reptiles

  1. Angulate Tortoise Chersina angulata47
  2. Southern Rock Agama Agama atra40
  3. Cape Girdled Lizard Cordylus cordylus33
  4. Puff Adder Bitis arietans17
  5. Rhombic Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus13
  6. Red-sided Skink Trachylepis homalocephala10
  7. Cradock Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus geitje7

Mollusks

  1. Zebra Agate Snail Cochlitoma zebra12
  2. South African Turban Turbo sarmaticus7
  3. Kelp Limpet Cymbula compressa6
  4. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum6

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.