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Learn the wildlife of Mosi oa tunya National Park

Zambia

765 species have research-grade observations inside Mosi oa tunya 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. White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides203
  2. African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus165
  3. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca153
  4. Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus144
  5. White-crowned Lapwing Vanellus albiceps135
  6. Water Thick-knee Burhinus vermiculatus127
  7. African Darter Anhinga rufa124
  8. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis122
  9. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer114
  10. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash103

Plants

  1. Makalani Palm Hyphaene petersiana49
  2. African baobab Adansonia digitata37
  3. Reclining Date Palm Phoenix reclinata33
  4. Dragon's-head Lily Gladiolus dalenii33
  5. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes32
  6. Mopane Colophospermum mopane25
  7. Spiky Mother-in-law's Tongue Sansevieria pearsonii25
  8. Common lantana Lantana camara23
  9. Egyptian white water-lily Nymphaea lotus21
  10. Calico-flower Aristolochia littoralis18

Mammals

  1. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus217
  2. Impala Aepyceros melampus130
  3. Southern Giraffe Giraffa giraffa108
  4. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus75
  5. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus73
  6. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus68
  7. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus49
  8. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus26
  9. Malbrouck Chlorocebus cynosuros21
  10. Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo20

Insects

  1. Spotted Brown Pansy Junonia natalica34
  2. African Caper Belenois creona32
  3. Garden Commodore Precis archesia28
  4. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta24
  5. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta16
  6. Broad-bordered Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta14
  7. Barbet Percher Diplacodes luminans13
  8. Veined Swordtail Graphium leonidas13
  9. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone12
  10. Dancing Jewel Platycypha caligata12

Spiders and kin

  1. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata9
  2. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis5
  3. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis2

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus211
  2. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus104
  3. Wahlberg’s Striped Skink Trachylepis wahlbergii76
  4. Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer59
  5. Chobe Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus chobiensis51
  6. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia10
  7. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis8
  8. Mozambique Spitting Cobra Naja mossambica5
  9. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis5
  10. Stripe-bellied Sand Snake Psammophis subtaeniatus4

Amphibians

  1. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina20
  2. Angolan Reed Frog Hyperolius parallelus9
  3. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae7
  4. Eastern Flat-backed Toad Sclerophrys pusilla7
  5. African Red Toad Schismaderma carens2
  6. Spotted ridged frog Ptychadena subpunctata2
  7. Margined Reed Frog Hyperolius marginatus2

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.