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Learn the wildlife of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park

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794 species have research-grade observations inside Bwindi Impenetrable 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. White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri54
  2. Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius50
  3. African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta46
  4. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates44
  5. Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei43
  6. Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata41
  7. Chubb's Cisticola Cisticola chubbi31
  8. Lühder's Bushshrike Laniarius luehderi31
  9. Black Bee-eater Merops gularis30
  10. Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus30

Plants

  1. Plantago palmata32
  2. Momordica foetida15
  3. Lobelia giberroa14
  4. Mexican sunflower Tithonia diversifolia10
  5. South Asian bracken Pteridium revolutum9
  6. Crassocephalum montuosum8
  7. Star Oneye Monopsis stellarioides8
  8. Impatiens burtonii8
  9. Impatiens stuhlmannii8
  10. Thunbergia mildbraediana8

Mammals

  1. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza107
  2. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis66
  3. Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius46
  4. Kivu Duiker Cephalophorus kivuensis44
  5. Boehm's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi43
  6. Olive Baboon Papio anubis24
  7. Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii15
  8. Carruthers' Mountain Squirrel Funisciurus carruthersi8
  9. Red-legged Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus rufobrachium8
  10. Weyns's Duiker Cephalophorus weynsi8

Insects

  1. Eastern Blue Mother-of-Pearl Junonia temora78
  2. Gregori’s Brown Pansy Junonia gregorii75
  3. Raffray’s White Belenois raffrayi41
  4. Falcate Amber Telchinia amicitiae36
  5. Orange-streak Acraea Telchinia bonasia35
  6. Apple-green Swallowtail Papilio phorcas34
  7. Forest Hairtail Anthene larydas30
  8. Lady's Maid Butterfly Vanessula milca27
  9. Margarita’s Pierrot Tuxentius margaritaceus24
  10. Hesper’s Bush Kite Swallowtail Papilio hesperus24

Reptiles

  1. Johnston's Chameleon Trioceros johnstoni75
  2. Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni24
  3. Montane side-striped chameleon Trioceros ellioti10
  4. Great Lakes Bush Viper Atheris nitschei9
  5. Kigezi Highlands Chameleon Kinyongia tolleyae7
  6. Multi-scaled Forest Lizard Adolfus africanus6
  7. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris5
  8. Uganda blue-headed tree agama Acanthocercus ugandaensis4
  9. Ruanda Emerald Green Snake Philothamnus ruandae2
  10. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata2

Amphibians

  1. Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis kivuensis5
  2. Mottle-sided Reed Frog Hyperolius lateralis2
  3. White-snouted Reed Frog Hyperolius frontalis2
  4. Rugegewald Screeching Frog Arthroleptis adolfifriederici2
  5. Kivu Reed Frog Hyperolius kivuensis2
  6. Congo Wot-wot Hylambates verrucosus2
  7. Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris1
  8. Highland Reed Frog Hyperolius discodactylus1
  9. Brown Reed Frog Hyperolius castaneus1
  10. Christy's Tree Frog Leptopelis christyi1

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.