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Learn the wildlife of Mkomazi National Park

Tanzania

586 species have research-grade observations inside Mkomazi 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. Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi31
  2. Red-bellied Parrot Poicephalus rufiventris29
  3. Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus28
  4. Von der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni26
  5. White-browed Coucal Centropus superciliosus25
  6. Pangani Longclaw Macronyx aurantiigula25
  7. White-bellied Go-away-bird Crinifer leucogaster24
  8. Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus22
  9. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax20
  10. D'Arnaud's Barbet Trachyphonus darnaudii20

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata7
  2. Desert rose Adenium obesum4
  3. Crossandra subacaulis4
  4. Pod-mahogany Afzelia quanzensis3
  5. Marula Sclerocarya birrea3
  6. Melia volkensii3
  7. Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes2
  8. Horned Melon Cucumis metuliferus2
  9. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia2
  10. Tridax Daisy Tridax procumbens2

Mammals

  1. Maasai Giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi45
  2. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus22
  3. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana22
  4. Plains Zebra Equus quagga20
  5. Lesser Kudu Tragelaphus imberbis19
  6. Black Rhinoceros Diceros bicornis18
  7. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx18
  8. Hinde's Dik-Dik Madoqua hindei17
  9. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer11
  10. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus11

Insects

  1. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus8
  2. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus6
  3. Creamstriped Owl Cyligramma latona6
  4. African Veined White Pseudanaphaeis gidica6
  5. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus5
  6. Zebra White Pinacopteryx eriphia5
  7. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea4
  8. Spotted Joker Byblia ilithyia4
  9. Northern Short-tailed Admiral Vanessa dimorphica4
  10. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta3

Spiders and kin

  1. Pallid Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus pallidus4
  2. Lychas obsti4
  3. Zebra Tick Rhipicephalus pulchellus3
  4. Dark Fisheating Spider Nilus margaritatus2
  5. Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider Trichonephila sumptuosa2
  6. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus1
  7. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata1
  8. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis1
  9. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata1
  10. Graptartia Dark Sac Spider Graptartia granulosa1

Reptiles

  1. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis12
  2. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis7
  3. Puff Adder Bitis arietans6
  4. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata6
  5. Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis6
  6. Speke’s sand lizard Heliobolus spekii5
  7. Sudan Mabuya Trachylepis brevicollis5
  8. Painted Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus picturatus4
  9. Egg-eating Snake Dasypeltis scabra3
  10. Kenyan Rock Agama Agama lionotus3

Amphibians

  1. Senegal Running Frog Kassina senegalensis5
  2. Peters' Reed Frog Hyperolius glandicolor4
  3. Red-Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus3
  4. Water Lily Reed Frog Hyperolius pusillus2
  5. Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog Hemisus marmoratus2
  6. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis2
  7. Delicate Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus delicatus1
  8. Sharp-nosed ridged frog Ptychadena oxyrhynchus1
  9. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae1

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.