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Learn the wildlife of Bale Mountains National Park

Oromia · Ethiopia

317 species have research-grade observations inside Bale Mountains 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. Augur Buzzard Buteo augur94
  2. Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida59
  3. Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera54
  4. Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii51
  5. Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus45
  6. Chestnut-naped Spurfowl Pternistis castaneicollis45
  7. Thekla's Lark Galerida theklae40
  8. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea39
  9. Ethiopian Siskin Serinus nigriceps33
  10. Wattled Crane Grus carunculatus28

Plants

  1. Giant lobelia Lobelia rhynchopetalum84
  2. Helichrysum citrispinum36
  3. Cape Gold Everlasting Helichrysum splendidum28
  4. Haplocarpha rueppellii27
  5. Ethiopian red hot poker Kniphofia foliosa23
  6. Rift Valley Sage Salvia merjamie23
  7. Swertia lugardae22
  8. African Redwood Hagenia abyssinica21
  9. Helichrysum gofense20
  10. Anthemis tigreensis18

Mammals

  1. Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis136
  2. Blick's Grass Rat Arvicanthis blicki39
  3. Giant Root Rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus37
  4. Ethiopian Highland Hare Lepus starcki36
  5. Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni32
  6. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus22
  7. Bohor Reedbuck Redunca redunca18
  8. Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus18
  9. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus15
  10. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza13

Insects

  1. African Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum trochilus4
  2. Pea Blue Lampides boeticus3
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2
  4. African Clouded Yellow Colias electo2
  5. Abyssinian Admiral Vanessa abyssinica2
  6. Northern Short-tailed Admiral Vanessa dimorphica2
  7. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui1
  8. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus1
  9. Creamstriped Owl Cyligramma latona1
  10. Convolvulus Hawkmoth Agrius convolvuli1

Reptiles

  1. Grass-top skink Trachylepis megalura2
  2. Dinsho Mountain Chameleon Trioceros wolfgangboehmei2
  3. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus1

Amphibians

  1. Badditu Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis gramineus4
  2. Kouni Valley striped frog Paracassina kounhiensis1
  3. Cooper's Grassland Frog Ptychadena cooperi1

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.