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Learn the wildlife of Etosha National Park

Namibia

887 species have research-grade observations inside Etosha 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. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori617
  2. Northern Black Korhaan Afrotis afraoides616
  3. Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus576
  4. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus543
  5. Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus371
  6. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus329
  7. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas301
  8. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax300
  9. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis265
  10. Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens264

Plants

  1. Mopane Colophospermum mopane283
  2. Water Thorn Vachellia nebrownii185
  3. African Moringa Moringa ovalifolia99
  4. Trumpet thorn Catophractes alexandri90
  5. Umbrella thorn Vachellia tortilis60
  6. Purplepod clusterleaf Terminalia prunioides56
  7. Cork Bush Mundulea sericea40
  8. Makalani Palm Hyphaene petersiana32
  9. Leadwood Combretum imberbe29
  10. Mopane Aloe Aloe littoralis25

Mammals

  1. Plains Zebra Equus quagga1,262
  2. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis1,134
  3. Southern Giraffe Giraffa giraffa1,111
  4. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana1,086
  5. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus851
  6. Lion Panthera leo730
  7. Impala Aepyceros melampus713
  8. Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis706
  9. Gemsbok Oryx gazella695
  10. Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas561

Insects

  1. Pioneer White Belenois aurota41
  2. Painted Emperor Charaxes saturnus39
  3. Veined Tip Colotis vesta35
  4. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus32
  5. Sundowner moth Sphingomorpha chlorea30
  6. Brown Armoured Corncricket Acanthoplus discoidalis24
  7. Spotted Joker Byblia ilithyia21
  8. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus17
  9. Creamstriped Owl Cyligramma latona17
  10. Wandering Donkey Acraea Acraea neobule15

Spiders and kin

  1. Robust Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus carinatus54
  2. African Social Spider Stegodyphus dumicola19
  3. Granulated Thick-tailed Scorpion Parabuthus granulatus12
  4. Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes planimanus5
  5. Hyllus treleaveni3
  6. African Social Velvet Spider Stegodyphus mimosarum3

Reptiles

  1. Kalahari Tree Skink Trachylepis spilogaster186
  2. Ground Agama Agama aculeata120
  3. Helmeted Turtle Pelomedusa subrufa116
  4. Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus laevigatus90
  5. Ovambo Tree Skink Trachylepis binotata86
  6. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis86
  7. Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis48
  8. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis30
  9. Wahlberg’s Striped Skink Trachylepis wahlbergii29
  10. Etosha Agama Agama etoshae27

Amphibians

  1. Power's Toad Sclerophrys poweri10
  2. Giant African Bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus8
  3. Beytell's Bullfrog Pyxicephalus beytelli4

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.