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Learn the wildlife of Nyika National Park

Rumphi · Malawi

498 species have research-grade observations inside Nyika 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. Eurasian Hobby Falco subbuteo20
  2. White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis20
  3. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo16
  4. Denham's Bustard Neotis denhami14
  5. Red-winged Francolin Scleroptila levaillantii14
  6. African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus13
  7. African Pipit Anthus cinnamomeus12
  8. Northern Fiscal Lanius humeralis12
  9. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus11
  10. Black-lored Cisticola Cisticola nigriloris11

Plants

  1. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea19
  2. Delphinium leroyi19
  3. Common bracken Pteridium aquilinum14
  4. Delphinium dasycaulon12
  5. African Redwood Hagenia abyssinica10
  6. Disa erubescens10
  7. Dragon's-head Lily Gladiolus dalenii10
  8. Toothtongue Harlequin Eulophia odontoglossa10
  9. Mini Sugarbush Protea heckmanniana9
  10. Satyrium monadenum9

Mammals

  1. Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus49
  2. Southern Reedbuck Redunca arundinum35
  3. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus25
  4. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx18
  5. Plains Zebra Equus quagga17
  6. Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus8
  7. Side-striped Jackal Lupulella adusta7
  8. Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia6
  9. African Savanna Hare Lepus microtis5
  10. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta3

Insects

  1. African Clouded Yellow Colias electo8
  2. Gaudy Commodore Precis octavia5
  3. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya4
  4. Whiterim Jewel Beetle Lampetis albomarginata4
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera3
  6. Cherry Spot Diaphone eumela3
  7. Giant Conehead Mantis Hemiempusa capensis3
  8. Aethiopocassis suspiciosa3
  9. Harpendyreus juno3
  10. Ubaena dolabella3

Reptiles

  1. Ilolo Chameleon Trioceros goetzei32
  2. Grey-bellied Skaapsteker Psammophylax variabilis19
  3. Nchisi Pitless Pygmy Chameleon Rhampholeon nchisiensis16
  4. Nyika Girdled Lizard Cordylus nyikae11
  5. Angulate dwarf gecko Lygodactylus angularis10
  6. Variable Skink Trachylepis varia7
  7. Shire Slug-eater Duberria shirana4
  8. Braun's Mabuya Trachylepis brauni4
  9. Tanzanian rough-scaled lizard Ichnotropis tanganicana3
  10. Loveridge’s limbless skink Melanoseps loveridgei3

Amphibians

  1. Variable Reed Frog Hyperolius pictus25
  2. Sharp-headed Reed Frog Hyperolius microps4
  3. Plain Squeaker Arthroleptis xenochirus2
  4. African Red Toad Schismaderma carens1
  5. Mitchell's Reed Frog Hyperolius mitchelli1
  6. African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis1

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.