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Learn the wildlife of Dorob National Park

Erongo · Namibia

804 species have research-grade observations inside Dorob 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. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus706
  2. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus592
  3. Great White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus511
  4. Lesser Flamingo Phoeniconaias minor480
  5. Hartlaub's Gull Chroicocephalus hartlaubii456
  6. White-fronted Plover Anarhynchus marginatus380
  7. Cape Cormorant Phalacrocorax capensis296
  8. Cape Wagtail Motacilla capensis235
  9. Pied Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta233
  10. Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea232

Plants

  1. Dollar bush Tetraena stapffii179
  2. Pencil bush Arthraerua leubnitziae136
  3. !Nara Melon Acanthosicyos horridus93
  4. Mesembryanthemum kuntzei60
  5. Wild Tamarisk Tamarix usneoides52
  6. Tetraena clavata50
  7. Common Glasswort Salicornia natalensis45
  8. Welwitschia Welwitschia mirabilis39
  9. Namib Dewfig Drosanthemum luederitzii34
  10. Bloodfinger Icefig Mesembryanthemum cryptanthum31

Mammals

  1. Brown Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus893
  2. Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas238
  3. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus62
  4. Heaviside's Dolphin Cephalorhynchus heavisidii60
  5. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae58
  6. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis58
  7. Brown Hyaena Parahyaena brunnea24
  8. Gemsbok Oryx gazella13
  9. West-Central South African Four-striped Grass Rat Rhabdomys bechuanae9
  10. Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina6

Insects

  1. Stenocara eburnea83
  2. Zophosis amabilis65
  3. Namib Desert Dune Ant Camponotus detritus65
  4. Humbug Namib Darkling Beetle Onymacris marginipennis61
  5. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui41
  6. Karoo Balbyter Ant Camponotus fulvopilosus38
  7. Black Fog-basking Namib Darkling Onymacris unguicularis28
  8. Garden Fruit Chafer Pachnoda sinuata25
  9. Tree Locust Anacridium moestum24
  10. Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria23

Spiders and kin

  1. Uroplectes pilosus218
  2. Shaggy Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus villosus176
  3. Opistophthalmus penrithorum163
  4. Gracile Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus gracilis38
  5. Namib Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus namibensis36
  6. Stridulating Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus stridulus34
  7. Dancing White Lady Leucorchestris arenicola13
  8. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis8
  9. Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes planimanus6
  10. Wheel spider Carparachne aureoflava5

Reptiles

  1. Namib Sand Gecko Pachydactylus rangei267
  2. Namaqua Chameleon Chamaeleo namaquensis238
  3. Peringuey's Adder Bitis peringueyi196
  4. Shovel-snouted Lizard Meroles anchietae133
  5. Short Blind Dart Skink Typhlacontias brevipes113
  6. Common Namib Day Gecko Rhoptropus afer105
  7. Horned Adder Bitis caudalis82
  8. Reticulate Sand Lizard Meroles reticulatus75
  9. Bradfield's Namib Day Gecko Rhoptropus bradfieldi52
  10. Cape Cross Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus kochii49

Fish

  1. Galjoen Dichistius capensis12
  2. Common Mola Mola mola10
  3. Mild Meagre Argyrosomus inodorus6
  4. Cape White Seabream Diplodus capensis5
  5. White Sea Catfish Galeichthys feliceps4
  6. Pacific Sardine Sardinops sagax3
  7. Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus3
  8. Horned Blenny Parablennius cornutus3
  9. Redfingers Cheilodactylus fasciatus3
  10. West Coast Seabream Lithognathus aureti2

Mollusks

  1. Brown Mussel Perna perna33
  2. White Clam Donax serra28
  3. Granite Limpet Cymbula granatina16
  4. Granular Limpet Scutellastra granularis14
  5. White Italian Snail Theba pisana13
  6. Southern Periwinkle Afrolittorina knysnaensis10
  7. Pullet Carpet Shell Venerupis corrugata9
  8. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum6
  9. Black Mussel Choromytilus meridionalis5
  10. Bisexual Mussel Semimytilus patagonicus5

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.