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Learn the wildlife of Nairobi National Park

Kenya

367 species have research-grade observations inside Nairobi 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. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus197
  2. Long-tailed Fiscal Lanius cabanisi109
  3. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala83
  4. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris75
  5. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca73
  6. African Sacred Ibis Threskiornis aethiopicus67
  7. Sentinel Lark Corypha athi65
  8. Little Bee-eater Merops pusillus62
  9. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer62
  10. Gray Crowned-Crane Balearica regulorum59

Plants

  1. Hibiscus flavifolius18
  2. Whistling thorn Vachellia drepanolobium11
  3. Santa Maria feverfew Parthenium hysterophorus9
  4. Mile-a-minute vine Ipomoea cairica8
  5. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia7
  6. Indian fig opuntia Opuntia ficus-indica4
  7. Fever tree Vachellia xanthophloea3
  8. Common lantana Lantana camara2
  9. Natal grass Melinis repens2
  10. Reclining Date Palm Phoenix reclinata2

Mammals

  1. Impala Aepyceros melampus205
  2. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus162
  3. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx99
  4. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus58
  5. Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas57
  6. Grant's Gazelle Nanger granti55
  7. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus51
  8. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus39
  9. Thomson's Gazelle Eudorcas thomsonii37
  10. Serval Leptailurus serval27

Insects

  1. Pioneer White Belenois aurota7
  2. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus6
  3. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus6
  4. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta5
  5. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone2
  6. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta2
  7. Ostrich Louse Fly Struthiobosca struthionis2
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera1
  9. Mocker Swallowtail Papilio dardanus1
  10. Red Tip Colotis antevippe1

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus129
  2. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus24
  3. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis17
  4. Kenyan Rock Agama Agama lionotus6
  5. Puff Adder Bitis arietans3
  6. Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis2
  7. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata2
  8. Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus1
  9. Olive Whip Snake Psammophis mossambicus1
  10. Helmeted Turtle Pelomedusa subrufa1

Amphibians

  1. Bocage's Tree Frog Leptopelis bocagii1
  2. Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog Hemisus marmoratus1
  3. 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.