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Learn the wildlife of Hlane Royal National Park

Lubombo · Eswatini

319 species have research-grade observations inside Hlane Royal 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. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer25
  2. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha20
  3. Bennett's Woodpecker Campethera bennettii16
  4. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops15
  5. Kurrichane Thrush Turdus libonyana15
  6. African Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone viridis14
  7. Southern Crested Guineafowl Guttera edouardi14
  8. Cape Starling Lamprotornis nitens13
  9. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea12
  10. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis12

Plants

  1. Summer impala lily Adenium swazicum15
  2. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens10
  3. Aroma Dichrostachys cinerea7
  4. Knobthorn Senegalia nigrescens6
  5. Tree-wisteria Bolusanthus speciosus5
  6. Yellow Justicia Justicia flava4
  7. Buffalo-thorn Ziziphus mucronata4
  8. Tamboti Spirostachys africana4
  9. Brazilian Nightshade Solanum seaforthianum3
  10. Mountain aloe Aloe marlothii3

Mammals

  1. Nyala Tragelaphus angasii69
  2. Impala Aepyceros melampus44
  3. Southern Giraffe Giraffa giraffa28
  4. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus13
  5. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus7
  6. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus6
  7. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus6
  8. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros5
  9. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus5
  10. Rusty-spotted Genet Genetta fieldiana2

Insects

  1. Diurnal Copper Dung Beetle Kheper nigroaeneus3
  2. Laughing Dice Moth Rhanidophora ridens3
  3. African Caper Belenois creona2
  4. Regal Blowfly Chrysomya marginalis2
  5. Pearl Spangled Antiophlebia bracteata2
  6. Truncate Lappet Braura truncatum2
  7. Kili Maiden Amata kilimandjaronis2
  8. Death's Head Hawkmoth Acherontia atropos1
  9. Round-winged Orange Tip Colotis euippe1
  10. Cotton Bollworm Moth Helicoverpa armigera1

Spiders and kin

  1. Shorthorn Kitespider Gasteracantha sanguinolenta3
  2. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis3
  3. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis2
  4. Tree Docile Scorpion Opisthacanthus asper2
  5. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata2
  6. Biscuit Boxkite Isoxya tabulata1
  7. Common Bark Spider Caerostris sexcuspidata1

Reptiles

  1. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata10
  2. Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis10
  3. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus9
  4. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis6
  5. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia6
  6. Southern Tree Agama Acanthocercus atricollis4
  7. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis3
  8. Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus3
  9. Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise Kinixys spekii3
  10. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus3

Amphibians

  1. African Red Toad Schismaderma carens9
  2. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina6
  3. Common Rain Frog Breviceps adspersus1

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.