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Learn the wildlife of Kafue National Park

Zambia

791 species have research-grade observations inside Kafue 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. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer71
  2. White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides51
  3. African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus51
  4. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus51
  5. Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus45
  6. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis44
  7. Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum42
  8. African Darter Anhinga rufa41
  9. Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer39
  10. Wattled Crane Grus carunculatus37

Plants

  1. Sausage tree Kigelia africana22
  2. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens22
  3. African baobab Adansonia digitata17
  4. African ansellia Ansellia africana12
  5. Sjambok-pod Cassia abbreviata10
  6. Red combretum Combretum platypetalum10
  7. Water Pear Syzygium guineense9
  8. Makalani Palm Hyphaene petersiana9
  9. Camels-foot monkeybread Piliostigma thonningii7
  10. Aroma Dichrostachys cinerea6

Mammals

  1. Puku Kobus vardonii144
  2. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius108
  3. Lion Panthera leo83
  4. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana78
  5. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus62
  6. Impala Aepyceros melampus60
  7. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus55
  8. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus55
  9. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus51
  10. Kinda Baboon Papio kindae45

Insects

  1. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus20
  2. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa12
  3. African Caper Belenois creona11
  4. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta10
  5. Spotted Brown Pansy Junonia natalica8
  6. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta8
  7. African Veined White Pseudanaphaeis gidica8
  8. Phantom Flutterer Rhyothemis semihyalina7
  9. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone6
  10. Common Riverjack Mesocnemis singularis6

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus79
  2. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus34
  3. Wahlberg’s Striped Skink Trachylepis wahlbergii20
  4. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis7
  5. Chobe Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus chobiensis6
  6. Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus6
  7. Olive Whip Snake Psammophis mossambicus6
  8. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia4
  9. Common Tiger Snake Telescopus semiannulatus3
  10. Puff Adder Bitis arietans3

Amphibians

  1. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina27
  2. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae6
  3. Senegal Running Frog Kassina senegalensis4
  4. Kivu Reed Frog Hyperolius kivuensis4
  5. Red-Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus3
  6. Bocage's Tree Frog Leptopelis bocagii2
  7. Mababe puddle frog Phrynobatrachus mababiensis2
  8. Pointed Long Reed Frog Hyperolius nasicus2
  9. African Red Toad Schismaderma carens1
  10. Angolan Reed Frog Hyperolius parallelus1

Fish

  1. Purpleface Largemouth Serranochromis macrocephalus5
  2. Brownspot Largemouth Serranochromis thumbergi4
  3. Southern African Pike Hepsetus cuvieri4
  4. Silver Butter Catfish Schilbe intermedius2
  5. Largespot Squeaker Synodontis macrostigma2
  6. Striped Robber Brachyalestes lateralis2

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.