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Learn the wildlife of Murchison Falls National Park

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644 species have research-grade observations inside Murchison Falls 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. Red-throated Bee-eater Merops bulocki164
  2. African Darter Anhinga rufa162
  3. Abyssinian Ground-Hornbill Bucorvus abyssinicus153
  4. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer134
  5. Piapiac Ptilostomus afer118
  6. Goliath Heron Ardea goliath96
  7. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis95
  8. Northern Carmine Bee-eater Merops nubicus90
  9. Gray-headed Kingfisher Halcyon leucocephala84
  10. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis82

Plants

  1. Sausage tree Kigelia africana38
  2. Borassus palm Borassus aethiopum36
  3. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes35
  4. Papyrus sedge Cyperus papyrus12
  5. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens9
  6. Candelabra Bush Senna alata8
  7. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa7
  8. Mile-a-minute vine Ipomoea cairica6
  9. Angola staghorn fern Platycerium elephantotis6
  10. Egyptian white water-lily Nymphaea lotus5

Mammals

  1. Northern Giraffe Giraffa camelopardalis332
  2. Kob Kobus kob331
  3. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana271
  4. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius239
  5. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus230
  6. Oribi Ourebia ourebi229
  7. Patas Monkey Erythrocebus patas192
  8. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus189
  9. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer174
  10. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus169

Insects

  1. African Caper Belenois creona15
  2. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone13
  3. Red Groundling Brachythemis lacustris13
  4. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta11
  5. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus9
  6. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata9
  7. Common Glider Cymothoe caenis8
  8. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus7
  9. Blue Basker Urothemis edwardsii7
  10. African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna7

Spiders and kin

  1. Argiope flavipalpis5
  2. Brown Hyllus Jumping Spider Hyllus brevitarsis2
  3. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata2

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus233
  2. Finch’s agama Agama finchi122
  3. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus27
  4. Bell’s Hingeback Tortoise Kinixys belliana12
  5. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris11
  6. Graceful Chameleon Chamaeleo gracilis8
  7. African Softshell Turtle Trionyx triunguis7
  8. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia7
  9. African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata4
  10. African Rock Python Python sebae3

Amphibians

  1. Four-lined Spiny Reed Frog Afrixalus quadrivittatus2
  2. Egyptian Toad Sclerophrys regularis2
  3. Garamba Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis oryi1
  4. Senegal Running Frog Kassina senegalensis1
  5. Guinea Snout-burrower Hemisus guineensis1
  6. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae1

Fish

  1. Nile Perch Lates niloticus4
  2. Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus4
  3. Semutundu Bagrus docmak3
  4. Senegal Bichir Polypterus senegalus3
  5. Silversides Alestes baremoze1

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.