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Learn the wildlife of Mt. Elgon National Park

Kenya

449 species have research-grade observations inside Mt. Elgon 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. Cinnamon-chested Bee-eater Merops oreobates21
  2. African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta17
  3. African Pied Wagtail Motacilla aguimp10
  4. Hartlaub's Turaco Tauraco hartlaubi8
  5. Bronze Sunbird Nectarinia kilimensis8
  6. Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara8
  7. Baglafecht Weaver Ploceus baglafecht7
  8. Northern Double-collared Sunbird Cinnyris reichenowi7
  9. African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus5
  10. White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri5

Plants

  1. Dendrosenecio elgonensis56
  2. Mouse-ear cress Arabidopsis thaliana28
  3. Lobelia gregoriana16
  4. Delphinium macrocentrum16
  5. Haplocarpha rueppellii15
  6. Anemone thomsonii12
  7. Alpine Poker Kniphofia thomsonii11
  8. Hesperantha petitiana11
  9. Afroalpine Thistle Afrocarduus keniensis11
  10. Lobelia telekii10

Mammals

  1. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus23
  2. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza13
  3. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus13
  4. Olive Baboon Papio anubis9
  5. Egyptian Rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus9
  6. Plains Zebra Equus quagga8
  7. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis8
  8. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer4
  9. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis4
  10. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus4

Insects

  1. Little Pansy Junonia sophia12
  2. Gaudy Commodore Precis octavia5
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera3
  4. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone3
  5. Red-clover Blue Actizera stellata3
  6. Soldier Commodore Junonia terea3
  7. Walker's Owl Erebus walkeri3
  8. Dictyophorus griseus3
  9. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2
  10. Garden Commodore Precis archesia2

Reptiles

  1. Helmeted Chameleon Trioceros hoehnelii47
  2. Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni8
  3. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata3
  4. Alpine Meadow Mabuya Trachylepis irregularis2
  5. Speke’s sand lizard Heliobolus spekii1
  6. African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata1

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.