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Learn the wildlife of Ai-Ais Hot Springs National Park

Namibia

760 species have research-grade observations inside Ai-Ais Hot Springs 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. Pale-winged Starling Onychognathus nabouroup99
  2. Mountain Chat Myrmecocichla monticola56
  3. Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris54
  4. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca28
  5. Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus27
  6. Swallow-tailed Bee-eater Merops hirundineus24
  7. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea23
  8. African Red-eyed Bulbul Pycnonotus nigricans23
  9. African Darter Anhinga rufa22
  10. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath21

Plants

  1. Quiver Tree Aloidendron dichotomum197
  2. Karas Milkbush Euphorbia gregaria158
  3. Desert Broom Sisyndite spartea85
  4. Black Ebony Euclea pseudebenus82
  5. Namib Candelabra Naboom Euphorbia virosa71
  6. Downy thorn-apple Datura innoxia47
  7. Stink Shepherdstree Boscia foetida45
  8. Gariep aloe Aloe gariepensis43
  9. Camel Thorn Vachellia erioloba40
  10. Sandpaper bush Kissenia capensis27

Mammals

  1. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus38
  2. Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus34
  3. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus26
  4. Gemsbok Oryx gazella19
  5. Mountain Zebra Equus zebra17
  6. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis13
  7. South African Ground Squirrel Geosciurus inauris13
  8. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros10
  9. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis10
  10. African Clawless Otter Lutra capensis7

Insects

  1. Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi16
  2. Racingstripe Darkling Beetle Stenocara gracilipes13
  3. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui8
  4. Brown Armoured Corncricket Acanthoplus discoidalis7
  5. Toad Grasshopper Trachypetrella anderssonii7
  6. Hycleus haemactus7
  7. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata6
  8. Pioneer White Belenois aurota6
  9. Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria6
  10. Doubleday's Tip Colotis doubledayi6

Spiders and kin

  1. Shaggy Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus villosus8
  2. Namib Rock Scorpion Hadogenes tityrus4
  3. Burrowing Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus schlechteri3
  4. Gracile Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes gracilior3
  5. Euophrys leipoldti3
  6. South-western Nomad Scorpion Hottentotta arenaceus3
  7. Haacke's Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus haackei3
  8. Granulated Thick-tailed Scorpion Parabuthus granulatus2
  9. Five-spot Round-headed Spider Uroctea quinquenotata2
  10. Menemerus lesserti2

Reptiles

  1. Western Rock Skink Trachylepis sulcata25
  2. Plain Sand Lizard Pedioplanis inornata21
  3. Anchieta's Agama Agama anchietae17
  4. Southern Rock Agama Agama atra11
  5. Richtersveld Dwarf Leaf-toed Gecko Goggia gemmula10
  6. Desert Mountain Adder Bitis xeropaga9
  7. Haacke’s Thick-toed gecko Pachydactylus haackei9
  8. Western Spotted Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus carinatus8
  9. Sendelingsdrif Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus monicae8
  10. Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus laevigatus8

Fish

  1. Sharptooth Catfish Clarias gariepinus7
  2. Largemouth Yellowfish Labeobarbus kimberleyensis3
  3. Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus2
  4. European Carp Cyprinus carpio1

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.