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Learn the wildlife of Lake Nakuru National Park

Kenya

438 species have research-grade observations inside Lake Nakuru 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 White Pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus317
  2. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer181
  3. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer169
  4. Yellow-billed Stork Mycteria ibis168
  5. Augur Buzzard Buteo augur167
  6. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo126
  7. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus123
  8. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca119
  9. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea117
  10. Blacksmith Lapwing Vanellus armatus108

Plants

  1. Fever tree Vachellia xanthophloea14
  2. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia13
  3. Jimsonweed Datura stramonium10
  4. Castor bean Ricinus communis6
  5. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens5
  6. Devil's Horsewhip Achyranthes aspera4
  7. Bitter-apple Solanum campylacanthum4
  8. Wild marigold Tagetes minuta3
  9. Black-eyed Susan vine Thunbergia alata3
  10. Yellow Justicia Justicia flava3

Mammals

  1. Olive Baboon Papio anubis266
  2. Impala Aepyceros melampus226
  3. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus139
  4. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus108
  5. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis92
  6. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta89
  7. Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii74
  8. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx74
  9. Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas48
  10. Grant's Gazelle Nanger granti44

Insects

  1. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone6
  2. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus5
  3. Abyssinian Admiral Vanessa abyssinica5
  4. Messor cephalotes5
  5. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus4
  6. Pioneer White Belenois aurota4
  7. African Migrant Catopsilia florella3
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2
  9. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus2
  10. Lucia Widow Palpopleura lucia2

Reptiles

  1. Kenyan Rock Agama Agama lionotus43
  2. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis23
  3. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata17
  4. Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni6
  5. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus6
  6. Side-striped Chameleon Trioceros bitaeniatus4
  7. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia4
  8. Red-lipped Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia2
  9. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus2
  10. Green Water Snake Philothamnus hoplogaster1

Amphibians

  1. Common Reed Frog Hyperolius viridiflavus8
  2. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis1
  3. Nile Ridged Frog Ptychadena nilotica1
  4. Garman's Toad Sclerophrys garmani1

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.