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Learn the wildlife of Nyungwe National Park

Rwanda

647 species have research-grade observations inside Nyungwe 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. Great Blue Turaco Corythaeola cristata33
  2. Kikuyu Mountain Greenbul Arizelocichla kikuyuensis23
  3. White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis22
  4. White-eyed Slaty-Flycatcher Melaenornis fischeri22
  5. Regal Sunbird Cinnyris regius22
  6. Yellow-eyed Black-Flycatcher Melaenornis ardesiacus17
  7. African Dusky Flycatcher Muscicapa adusta16
  8. Red-faced Woodland-Warbler Phylloscopus laetus16
  9. Variable Sunbird Cinnyris venustus16
  10. Waller's Starling Onychognathus walleri15

Plants

  1. Impatiens stuhlmannii48
  2. Begonia meyeri-johannis38
  3. Impatiens bequaertii38
  4. Purple Vlei Harlequin Eulophia horsfallii36
  5. Congo cockatoo Impatiens niamniamensis35
  6. Lobelia giberroa35
  7. Bloodlily Scadoxus multiflorus26
  8. Impatiens gesneroidea25
  9. African Redwood Hagenia abyssinica24
  10. Polyscias fulva23

Mammals

  1. L'Hoest's Monkey Allochrocebus lhoesti124
  2. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis57
  3. Angola Colobus Colobus angolensis42
  4. Kivu Duiker Cephalophorus kivuensis32
  5. Chimpanzee Pan troglodytes29
  6. Boehm's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi28
  7. Olive Baboon Papio anubis18
  8. Dent’s Monkey Cercopithecus denti11
  9. Ruwenzori Sun Squirrel Heliosciurus ruwenzorii8
  10. Johnston's grey-cheeked mangabey Lophocebus johnstoni7

Insects

  1. Eastern Blue Mother-of-Pearl Junonia temora19
  2. Falcate Amber Telchinia amicitiae15
  3. Euriphene amicia13
  4. Tiny Acraea Telchinia uvui11
  5. Common Pathfinder Evena crithea11
  6. Long-tailed Admiral Antanartia schaeneia10
  7. Orange-streak Acraea Telchinia bonasia9
  8. Hesper’s Bush Kite Swallowtail Papilio hesperus7
  9. Pointed Pearl Emperor Charaxes acuminatus7
  10. Issoria baumanni6

Reptiles

  1. Great Lakes Bush Viper Atheris nitschei13
  2. Jackson's Forest Lizard Adolfus jacksoni6
  3. Rugege Highlands Forest Chameleon Kinyongia rugegensis4
  4. Multi-scaled Forest Lizard Adolfus africanus3
  5. Günther's Green Tree Snake Dipsadoboa unicolor3
  6. Johnston's Chameleon Trioceros johnstoni2
  7. Pale-headed forest snake Buhoma depressiceps1
  8. Large-eyed Green Treesnake Rhamnophis aethiopissa1
  9. Spotted Bush Snake Philothamnus semivariegatus1
  10. Rhinoceros Viper Bitis nasicornis1

Amphibians

  1. Brown Reed Frog Hyperolius castaneus9
  2. Sclerophrys berghei6
  3. Mukuzira Long-fingered Frog Cardioglossa cyaneospila3
  4. Rugegewald Screeching Frog Arthroleptis adolfifriederici2
  5. Highland Reed Frog Hyperolius discodactylus1
  6. De Witte's Clawed Frog Xenopus wittei1
  7. Cyamudongo Forest Caecilian Boulengerula fischeri1
  8. Oban Toad Sclerophrys camerunensis1

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.