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Learn the wildlife of Semuliki National Park

Uganda

315 species have research-grade observations inside Semuliki 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. Congo Pied Hornbill Lophoceros fasciatus14
  2. Palm-nut Vulture Gypohierax angolensis11
  3. Crested Malimbe Malimbus malimbicus11
  4. Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus9
  5. Piping Hornbill Bycanistes fistulator9
  6. Red-tailed Greenbul Criniger calurus7
  7. Blue-throated Roller Eurystomus gularis6
  8. Greater Painted-Snipe Rostratula benghalensis5
  9. Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone rufiventer5
  10. Yellow-footed Flycatcher Muscicapa sethsmithi5

Plants

  1. Ground Pineapple Thonningia sanguinea3
  2. Cacao tree Theobroma cacao1
  3. Job's Tears Coix lacryma-jobi1
  4. Scrambling Dayflower Commelina diffusa1
  5. Carrycillo Olyra latifolia1
  6. Hairy senna Senna hirsuta1
  7. Tropical Giant Salvia Brillantaisia owariensis1
  8. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens1
  9. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa1
  10. Aneilema umbrosum1

Mammals

  1. Ugandan grey-cheeked mangabey Lophocebus ugandae17
  2. Dent’s Monkey Cercopithecus denti11
  3. De Brazza's Monkey Cercopithecus neglectus9
  4. Red-tailed Monkey Cercopithecus ascanius9
  5. Alexander's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus alexandri9
  6. Mantled Guereza Colobus guereza5
  7. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis4
  8. Olive Baboon Papio anubis4
  9. Boehm's Bush Squirrel Paraxerus boehmi3
  10. Derby's Anomalure Anomalurus derbianus2

Insects

  1. Glistening Demoiselle Phaon iridipennis11
  2. Little Pansy Junonia sophia8
  3. Cymothoe cyclades8
  4. African leaf butterfly Kallimoides rumia7
  5. Common Mother-of-Pearl Protogoniomorpha parhassus7
  6. Variable Diadem Hypolimnas anthedon6
  7. Angular Glider Harma theobene5
  8. Forest Glade Nymph Aterica galene5
  9. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea4
  10. Polyptychus carteri4

Reptiles

  1. Uganda blue-headed tree agama Acanthocercus ugandaensis5
  2. Speckle-lipped Mabuya Trachylepis maculilabris2
  3. Smith's African Water Snake Grayia smithii1
  4. Gaboon Viper Bitis gabonica1
  5. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata1
  6. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia1
  7. Guinea Mabuya Trachylepis albilabris1

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.