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Learn the wildlife of Gonarezhou National Park

Zimbabwe

752 species have research-grade observations inside Gonarezhou 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. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca28
  2. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus22
  3. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis21
  4. Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri19
  5. White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides18
  6. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus18
  7. Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus15
  8. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis15
  9. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax14
  10. Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus14

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata29
  2. Kanahia laniflora12
  3. Lebombo Ironwood Androstachys johnsonii12
  4. Barleria heterotricha10
  5. Toadtree Tabernaemontana elegans9
  6. Savanna Devilthorn Dicerocaryum senecioides9
  7. Impala lily Adenium multiflorum9
  8. Desert thorn-apple Datura discolor8
  9. Mexican prickly poppy Argemone mexicana8
  10. Large-leaved rams-horns Hugonia orientalis8

Mammals

  1. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana79
  2. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros41
  3. Nyala Tragelaphus angasii35
  4. Plains Zebra Equus quagga33
  5. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus27
  6. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius26
  7. Impala Aepyceros melampus26
  8. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer21
  9. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus17
  10. Lion Panthera leo15

Insects

  1. Dancing Amber Telchinia serena10
  2. Painted Emperor Charaxes saturnus6
  3. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta5
  4. Pioneer White Belenois aurota5
  5. Bushveld Purple Tip Colotis ione5
  6. African Migrant Catopsilia florella5
  7. African Caper Belenois creona5
  8. Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi4
  9. White-barred Emperor Charaxes brutus4
  10. White-spot Sandman Spialia spio4

Spiders and kin

  1. Shiny Burrow Scorpion Opistophthalmus glabrifrons6
  2. Mozambique Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus mossambicensis5
  3. Tree Docile Scorpion Opisthacanthus asper3
  4. Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus3
  5. Green-pea Spider Araneus apricus2
  6. Olive-brown Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes olivaceus2
  7. Mozambique Rock Scorpion Hadogenes granulatus2
  8. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus1

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus18
  2. Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer13
  3. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis8
  4. Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus6
  5. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia5
  6. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis4
  7. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata4
  8. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus4
  9. Puff Adder Bitis arietans3
  10. Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis3

Amphibians

  1. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina7
  2. Red-Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus4
  3. Red-legged Wot-wot Hylambates maculatus4
  4. Eastern Flat-backed Toad Sclerophrys pusilla2
  5. Water Lily Reed Frog Hyperolius pusillus1
  6. Painted Reed Frog Hyperolius marmoratus1
  7. Müller's Clawed Frog Xenopus muelleri1
  8. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae1
  9. Ornate frog Hildebrandtia ornata1

Fish

  1. Spot-tail Robber Brachyalestes imberi2
  2. Sharptooth Catfish Clarias gariepinus1
  3. Eastern Happy Astatotilapia calliptera1
  4. Rednose Labeo Labeo altivelis1
  5. Purple Labeo Labeo congoro1
  6. Redeye Labeo Labeo cylindricus1
  7. Red-nose Mud-fish Labeo rosae1
  8. Marcusenius macrolepidotus1
  9. African Turquoise Killifish Nothobranchius furzeri1
  10. Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus1

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.