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Learn the wildlife of Mahale Mountains National Park

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376 species have research-grade observations inside Mahale Mountains 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 Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp13
  2. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis12
  3. Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris8
  4. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer8
  5. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis7
  6. Little Heron Butorides atricapilla7
  7. White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis6
  8. Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima5
  9. Vieillot's Black Weaver Ploceus nigerrimus4
  10. Little Greenbul Eurillas virens4

Plants

  1. Ground Pineapple Thonningia sanguinea7
  2. Eulophia guineensis4
  3. Acanthus ueleensis4
  4. Mile-a-minute vine Ipomoea cairica3
  5. Saba comorensis3
  6. Palisota schweinfurthii3
  7. Clerodendrum schweinfurthii3
  8. Kalanchoe lateritia3
  9. Whitesnow Drymaria cordata2
  10. African tulip tree Spathodea campanulata2

Mammals

  1. Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius16
  2. Kinda Baboon Papio kindae14
  3. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus10
  4. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus4
  5. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus4
  6. Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus3
  7. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis2
  8. Yellow Baboon Papio cynocephalus2
  9. Blue Duiker Philantomba monticola2
  10. Ashy Red Colobus Piliocolobus tephrosceles2

Insects

  1. Forest Glade Nymph Aterica galene7
  2. Emperor Swallowtail Papilio ophidicephalus7
  3. Mocker Swallowtail Papilio dardanus6
  4. Common Palm Forester Bebearia cocalia6
  5. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus5
  6. Apple-green Swallowtail Papilio phorcas5
  7. Common Mother-of-Pearl Protogoniomorpha parhassus5
  8. Widespread Forester Euphaedra medon5
  9. Falcate Acraea Telchinia perenna5
  10. Natal Acraea Stephenia natalica5

Spiders and kin

  1. African Forest Scorpion Afrolychas burdoi2
  2. Nephila constricta1
  3. Shorthorn Kitespider Gasteracantha sanguinolenta1
  4. Large Spiky Orb-web Spider Megaraneus gabonensis1
  5. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata1

Reptiles

  1. Eastern Twig Snake Thelotornis mossambicanus3
  2. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus3
  3. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris3
  4. Large-eyed Green Treesnake Rhamnophis aethiopissa2
  5. Ringed Water Cobra Naja annulata2
  6. Mt Rungwe bush viper Atheris rungweensis2
  7. Cape Centipede-Eater Aparallactus capensis1
  8. Egg-eating Snake Dasypeltis scabra1
  9. Spotted Bush Snake Philothamnus semivariegatus1
  10. Jameson's Mamba Dendroaspis jamesoni1

Amphibians

  1. Angolan Reed Frog Hyperolius parallelus2
  2. Bocage's Tree Frog Leptopelis bocagii2
  3. De Witte's Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus wittei1
  4. Crowned bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis1
  5. Four-lined Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus quadrivittatus1
  6. Kivu Reed Frog Hyperolius kivuensis1
  7. Margined Reed Frog Hyperolius marginatus1

Fish

  1. Bathybates fasciatus3
  2. Giraffe Catfish Auchenoglanis occidentalis2
  3. Giant Tanganyika Cichlid Boulengerochromis microlepis2
  4. Lake Tanganyika Sardine Limnothrissa miodon2
  5. Latticed Cichlid Limnotilapia dardennii2
  6. Simochromis diagramma2
  7. Tylochromis polylepis2
  8. Lobochilotes labiatus2
  9. Bathybates vittatus1
  10. Six-banded Distichodus Distichodus sexfasciatus1

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.