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Learn the wildlife of Lake Mburo National Park

Uganda

433 species have research-grade observations inside Lake Mburo 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 vocifer83
  2. African Finfoot Podica senegalensis64
  3. Striped Kingfisher Halcyon chelicuti63
  4. Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera61
  5. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus60
  6. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis55
  7. Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus55
  8. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus52
  9. Red-necked Spurfowl Pternistis afer52
  10. Bare-faced Go-away-bird Crinifer personatus49

Plants

  1. Papyrus sedge Cyperus papyrus15
  2. Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes7
  3. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa6
  4. Woolly Caperbush Capparis tomentosa5
  5. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus3
  6. Santa Maria feverfew Parthenium hysterophorus2
  7. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia2
  8. African Basil Ocimum gratissimum2
  9. Hibiscus aponeurus2
  10. Diaphananthe fragrantissima2

Mammals

  1. Impala Aepyceros melampus176
  2. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus125
  3. Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus110
  4. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx73
  5. Northern Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus67
  6. Common Dwarf Mongoose Helogale parvula53
  7. Olive Baboon Papio anubis52
  8. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus39
  9. Tantalus Monkey Chlorocebus tantalus10
  10. Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo8

Insects

  1. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus18
  2. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone17
  3. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta11
  4. Golden Pansy Junonia chorimene11
  5. Apple-green Swallowtail Papilio phorcas11
  6. Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail Papilio nireus10
  7. African Caper Belenois creona9
  8. Round-winged Orange Tip Colotis euippe6
  9. Pioneer White Belenois aurota6
  10. Broad-bordered Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta5

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus60
  2. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata6
  3. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris4
  4. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia3
  5. Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis2
  6. Neumann's Marsh Terrapin Pelomedusa neumanni2
  7. Spotted Bush Snake Philothamnus semivariegatus1
  8. Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus platycephalus1
  9. Uganda blue-headed tree agama Acanthocercus ugandaensis1
  10. Brown Forest Cobra Naja subfulva1

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.