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Learn the wildlife of Liwonde National Park

Malawi

580 species have research-grade observations inside Liwonde 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 vocifer99
  2. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis63
  3. African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus63
  4. Meves's Starling Lamprotornis mevesii57
  5. Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis56
  6. Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus55
  7. White-browed Sparrow-Weaver Plocepasser mahali50
  8. Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris48
  9. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer48
  10. Collared Palm-Thrush Cichladusa arquata47

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata39
  2. Sausage tree Kigelia africana18
  3. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes18
  4. Mopane Colophospermum mopane15
  5. Makalani Palm Hyphaene petersiana10
  6. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens9
  7. Impala lily Adenium multiflorum9
  8. Borassus palm Borassus aethiopum8
  9. Fever tree Vachellia xanthophloea7
  10. Python Vine Fockea multiflora6

Mammals

  1. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus115
  2. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros101
  3. Impala Aepyceros melampus93
  4. Yellow Baboon Papio cynocephalus91
  5. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus81
  6. Sable Antelope Hippotragus niger67
  7. Side-striped Jackal Lupulella adusta48
  8. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus40
  9. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus36
  10. Smith's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus cepapi32

Insects

  1. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta30
  2. Matabele Ant Megaponera analis11
  3. Tigertail Ictinogomphus ferox10
  4. African Caper Belenois creona10
  5. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone8
  6. Red Basker Urothemis assignata7
  7. Bushveld Purple Tip Colotis ione7
  8. Spotted Brown Pansy Junonia natalica6
  9. Topaz Arab Tip Colotis calais6
  10. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus5

Spiders and kin

  1. Shiny Burrow Scorpion Opistophthalmus glabrifrons11
  2. Yellow Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes flavoviridis9
  3. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni3
  4. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis3
  5. Decorative Vleispider Leucauge decorata1

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus94
  2. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus48
  3. Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus16
  4. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis12
  5. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata12
  6. Fischer's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus laevigatus12
  7. Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus platycephalus10
  8. Speke's Hinge-back Tortoise Kinixys spekii10
  9. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis9
  10. Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake Psammophis orientalis7

Amphibians

  1. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina25
  2. Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog Hemisus marmoratus8
  3. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae6
  4. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis4
  5. Guttural Toad Sclerophrys gutturalis4
  6. African Red Toad Schismaderma carens3
  7. Fornasini's Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus fornasini3
  8. Eastern puddle frog Phrynobatrachus acridoides3
  9. African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis3
  10. Müller's Clawed Frog Xenopus muelleri3

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.