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Learn the wildlife of Bontebok National Park

Western Cape · South Africa

757 species have research-grade observations inside Bontebok 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. Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens55
  2. African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus49
  3. Black Harrier Circus maurus33
  4. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus33
  5. Malachite Sunbird Nectarinia famosa27
  6. Cape Weaver Ploceus capensis27
  7. Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami26
  8. Karoo Scrub-Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus23
  9. Southern Masked Weaver Ploceus velatus22
  10. Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris19

Plants

  1. Cape Aloe Aloe ferox78
  2. Arid Pincushion Leucospermum calligerum73
  3. Common Sunshine Conebush Leucadendron salignum68
  4. Erica prolata62
  5. Ovalleaf Storksbill Pelargonium ovale49
  6. Lemon-scented Geranium Pelargonium crispum45
  7. Rûens Spiderhead Serruria 'ludwigii'41
  8. Small Pink Satyre Satyrium erectum34
  9. Sweet Thorn Vachellia karroo31
  10. Crossberry Grewia occidentalis27

Mammals

  1. Bontebok/Blesbok Damaliscus pygargus198
  2. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus137
  3. Mountain Zebra Equus zebra56
  4. Grey Rhebok Pelea capreolus27
  5. Cape Four-striped Grass Mouse Rhabdomys pumilio20
  6. Cape Grysbok Raphicerus melanotis6
  7. Scrub Hare Lepus saxatilis5
  8. Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia4
  9. Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis4
  10. Caracal Caracal caracal3

Insects

  1. Navy Dropwing Trithemis furva26
  2. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa21
  3. Koppie Foam Grasshopper Dictyophorus spumans17
  4. Eastern Blacktail Nesciothemis farinosa13
  5. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui12
  6. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea11
  7. Common Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis9
  8. Striped Toktokkie Mariazofia gibba9
  9. Julia Skimmer Orthetrum julia7
  10. African Meadow White Pontia helice7

Spiders and kin

  1. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata13
  2. Fynbos Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus macer6
  3. Striped Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes lineatus6
  4. Drab Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus planicauda4
  5. Amber Baboon Spider Harpactira cafreriana3
  6. Dictator Baboon Spider Harpactira dictator3
  7. Feather-legged Lace Weaver Uloborus plumipes2
  8. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus1

Reptiles

  1. Angulate Tortoise Chersina angulata60
  2. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis28
  3. Puff Adder Bitis arietans12
  4. Rhombic Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus8
  5. Southern Rock Agama Agama atra7
  6. Cape Skink Trachylepis capensis5
  7. Cape Cobra Naja nivea4
  8. Black Thread Snake Leptotyphlops nigricans3
  9. Cradock Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus geitje3
  10. Parrot-beaked Tortoise Homopus areolatus3

Amphibians

  1. Raucous Toad Sclerophrys capensis5
  2. Painted Reed Frog Hyperolius marmoratus3
  3. Clicking Stream Frog Strongylopus grayii3
  4. African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis2
  5. Striped Stream Frog Strongylopus fasciatus2

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.