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Learn the wildlife of Kibale National Park

Uganda

750 species have research-grade observations inside Kibale 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. Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata40
  2. Black-and-white-casqued Hornbill Bycanistes subcylindricus27
  3. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp26
  4. Green-breasted Pitta Pitta reichenowi20
  5. Speckled Mousebird Colius striatus14
  6. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus13
  7. Pin-tailed Whydah Vidua macroura13
  8. Black-and-white Shrike-flycatcher Bias musicus12
  9. Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus12
  10. Grey-throated Barbet Gymnobucco bonapartei12

Plants

  1. African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata13
  2. Coffee Coffea arabica12
  3. Pariparoba Piper umbellatum9
  4. Angola staghorn fern Platycerium elephantotis9
  5. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa7
  6. Sweet potato Ipomoea batatas6
  7. Marble berry Pollia condensata5
  8. Flame lily Gloriosa superba5
  9. Prickly Bear's Breeches Acanthus polystachyus5
  10. Indian mango Mangifera indica4

Mammals

  1. Olive Baboon Papio anubis167
  2. Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius89
  3. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza68
  4. Ugandan grey-cheeked mangabey Lophocebus ugandae64
  5. Northern Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus26
  6. Angolan Soft-furred Fruit Bat Myonycteris angolensis11
  7. Weyns's Duiker Cephalophorus weynsi9
  8. Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus6
  9. Spectacled Lesser Galago Galago matschiei6
  10. East African Potto Perodicticus ibeanus6

Insects

  1. Apple-green Swallowtail Papilio phorcas33
  2. Gregori’s Brown Pansy Junonia gregorii31
  3. Herminia Glider Cymothoe herminia30
  4. False Chief Pseudacraea lucretia23
  5. Little Pansy Junonia sophia22
  6. Common Pathfinder Evena crithea21
  7. Velvet Tree Nymph Sevenia occidentalium19
  8. Western Blotched Leopard Lachnoptera anticlia17
  9. African leaf butterfly Kallimoides rumia14
  10. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera11

Spiders and kin

  1. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata5
  2. Gasteracantha curvispina5
  3. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata5
  4. Nephila constricta4
  5. Trichonephila turneri3
  6. Hyllus africanus1

Reptiles

  1. Uganda blue-headed tree agama Acanthocercus ugandaensis32
  2. Montane side-striped chameleon Trioceros ellioti6
  3. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata4
  4. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris4
  5. Large-eyed Green Treesnake Rhamnophis aethiopissa3
  6. African Bush Viper Atheris squamigera3
  7. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia2
  8. Montane Egg-eater Dasypeltis atra1
  9. African Banded Snake Chamaelycus fasciatus1
  10. Finch’s agama Agama finchi1

Amphibians

  1. Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog Hyperolius cinnamomeoventris2
  2. Kisenyi Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis kivuensis2
  3. Four-lined Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus quadrivittatus1
  4. Kivu Reed Frog Hyperolius kivuensis1

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.