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Learn the wildlife of Matusadona National Park

Zimbabwe

309 species have research-grade observations inside Matusadona 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. Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri4
  2. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer4
  3. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer3
  4. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus2
  5. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus2
  6. Black Heron Egretta ardesiaca2
  7. Meyer's Parrot Poicephalus meyeri2
  8. African Hawk-Eagle Aquila spilogaster2
  9. Southern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus rufirostris2
  10. Woodland Kingfisher Halcyon senegalensis1

Plants

  1. Rosary pea Abrus precatorius4
  2. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia4
  3. African baobab Adansonia digitata3
  4. Candelabra Naboom Euphorbia cooperi3
  5. Mopane Colophospermum mopane3
  6. One Day Lily Pancratium tenuifolium2
  7. Cowpea witchweed Striga gesnerioides2
  8. Camel bush Trichodesma zeylanicum2
  9. Sneeze Plant Kalanchoe lanceolata2
  10. Governors-plum Flacourtia indica2

Mammals

  1. Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis24
  2. Leopard Panthera pardus20
  3. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer20
  4. Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia12
  5. African Civet Civettictis civetta10
  6. Sharpe's Grysbok Raphicerus sharpei10
  7. Rusty-spotted Genet Genetta fieldiana9
  8. Caracal Caracal caracal7
  9. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana6
  10. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta4

Insects

  1. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta6
  2. Dolichomutilla sycorax5
  3. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus3
  4. Eastern Scarlet Axiocerses tjoane3
  5. Sundowner moth Sphingomorpha chlorea3
  6. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta2
  7. Sceliphron spirifex2
  8. Walker's Owl Erebus walkeri2
  9. Grey Smoky Blue Euchrysops malathana2
  10. Double-banded Carpenter Bee Xylocopa caffra2

Spiders and kin

  1. Eastern Nomad Scorpion Hottentotta trilineatus3
  2. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis3
  3. Uroplectes zambezicus3
  4. Eastern Bark Scorpion Uroplectes vittatus2
  5. Orange Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes planimanus2
  6. Common Whipspider Damon variegatus2
  7. Thyene ogdeni2
  8. Robust Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus carinatus2
  9. Thelechoris striatipes2
  10. Zululand Holcolaetis Jumping Spider Holcolaetis zuluensis2

Reptiles

  1. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis6
  2. Slender Quill-snouted Snake Xenocalamus bicolor4
  3. Wahlberg’s Striped Skink Trachylepis wahlbergii4
  4. Chobe Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus chobiensis3
  5. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia3
  6. Boulenger's Garter Snake Elapsoidea boulengeri3
  7. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus3
  8. Cape House Snake Boaedon capensis3
  9. Stripe-bellied Sand Snake Psammophis subtaeniatus2
  10. Boomslang Dispholidus typus2

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.