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Learn the wildlife of Odzala Kokoua National Park

Congo - Brazzaville

1,312 species have research-grade observations inside Odzala Kokoua 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. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis46
  2. Hartlaub's Duck Pteronetta hartlaubii22
  3. White-thighed Hornbill Bycanistes albotibialis22
  4. Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus22
  5. Gray Parrot Psittacus erithacus21
  6. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer21
  7. Blue-breasted Bee-eater Merops variegatus20
  8. Hamerkop Scopus umbretta20
  9. Giant Kingfisher Megaceryle maxima20
  10. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash19

Plants

  1. Diospyros whitei109
  2. Lophira alata27
  3. Pussyfoot Praxelis clematidea17
  4. Ground Pineapple Thonningia sanguinea16
  5. Caloncoba welwitschii10
  6. Haumania liebrechtsiana8
  7. Bush Thunbergia Thunbergia erecta7
  8. Bolo bolo Clappertonia ficifolia7
  9. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa7
  10. Aristolochia macrocarpa7

Mammals

  1. Forest Elephant Loxodonta cyclotis111
  2. Western Gorilla Gorilla gorilla105
  3. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer84
  4. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza43
  5. Black-fronted Duiker Cephalophorus nigrifrons42
  6. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta36
  7. Putty-nosed Monkey Cercopithecus nictitans32
  8. Northern Bushbuck Tragelaphus scriptus29
  9. Moustached Monkey Cercopithecus cephus27
  10. Sitatunga Tragelaphus spekii24

Insects

  1. Forest Leopard Phalanta eurytis26
  2. Little Pansy Junonia sophia25
  3. Common Glider Cymothoe caenis22
  4. Stenocrobylus festivus20
  5. Green-veined Emperor Charaxes candiope19
  6. Ivory Pintail Acisoma trifidum13
  7. Small Striped Swordtail Graphium policenes13
  8. Soldier Commodore Junonia terea12
  9. Holopercna gerstaeckerii12
  10. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus11

Spiders and kin

  1. Opisthacanthus africanus16
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria11
  3. Gasteracantha curvispina10
  4. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata5
  5. Uroplectes occidentalis5
  6. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli4
  7. Cameron Brown Baboon Spider Heteroscodra crassipes4
  8. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata4
  9. Damon johnstonii4
  10. Isoxya kochi4

Reptiles

  1. Central African slender-snouted crocodile Mecistops leptorhynchus35
  2. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris20
  3. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus19
  4. Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus coalescens13
  5. Makolowodé’s Trachylepis Trachylepis makolowodei11
  6. Eroded Hingeback Tortoise Kinixys erosa9
  7. Tropical Mabuya Trachylepis polytropis8
  8. African Rock Python Python sebae7
  9. Owen's Chameleon Trioceros oweni7
  10. Cameroon Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus conraui7

Amphibians

  1. African foam-nest tree frog Chiromantis rufescens7
  2. Marbled Running Frog Kassina maculosa6
  3. Mottled Squeaker Arthroleptis poecilonotus6
  4. Golden Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus auritus6
  5. Crowned bullfrog Hoplobatrachus occipitalis6
  6. Common Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis notatus5
  7. Oban Toad Sclerophrys camerunensis5
  8. Gaboon Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis aubryi4
  9. Banded Banana Frog Afrixalus fulvovittatus4
  10. Greshoff's Wax Frog Cryptothylax greshoffii4

Fish

  1. Banded Jewel Cichlid Hemichromis elongatus7
  2. Epiplatys phoeniceps6
  3. Freshwater Butterflyfish Pantodon buchholzi6
  4. Cornish Jack Mormyrops anguilloides5
  5. Hylopanchax paucisquamatus5
  6. Giraffe Catfish Auchenoglanis occidentalis3
  7. Boulenger's Featherfin Tetra Bryconaethiops boulengeri3
  8. Dwarf Synodontis Synodontis batesii3

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.