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Learn the wildlife of Serengeti National Park

Tanzania

899 species have research-grade observations inside Serengeti 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. Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus457
  2. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax432
  3. Marabou Stork Leptoptilos crumenifer422
  4. Secretarybird Sagittarius serpentarius383
  5. Lappet-faced Vulture Torgos tracheliotos378
  6. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus319
  7. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus318
  8. White-rumped Shrike Eurocephalus ruppelli304
  9. Rüppell's Starling Lamprotornis purpuroptera259
  10. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala255

Plants

  1. Sausage tree Kigelia africana101
  2. Common Tree Euphorbia Euphorbia ingens73
  3. Crossandra subacaulis43
  4. Reclining Date Palm Phoenix reclinata29
  5. Hibiscus flavifolius25
  6. Umbrella thorn Vachellia tortilis23
  7. Ammocharis tinneana22
  8. Whistling thorn Vachellia drepanolobium17
  9. Flame lily Gloriosa superba15
  10. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia15

Mammals

  1. Lion Panthera leo1,530
  2. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus737
  3. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana733
  4. Maasai Giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi732
  5. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius681
  6. Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus667
  7. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta664
  8. Plains Zebra Equus quagga615
  9. Tsessebe Damaliscus lunatus597
  10. Leopard Panthera pardus578

Insects

  1. Sundowner moth Sphingomorpha chlorea28
  2. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta23
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera17
  4. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone16
  5. Danaid Eggfly Hypolimnas misippus15
  6. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus11
  7. Cabbage Tree Emperor Bunaea alcinoe10
  8. Matabele Ant Megaponera analis9
  9. Northern Harvester Termite Hodotermes mossambicus9
  10. African Caper Belenois creona8

Reptiles

  1. Mwanza Flat-headed Rock Agama Agama mwanzae544
  2. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus527
  3. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis127
  4. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus69
  5. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata45
  6. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis38
  7. Puff Adder Bitis arietans18
  8. Black-necked Spitting Cobra Naja nigricollis11
  9. Spotted Bush Snake Philothamnus semivariegatus9
  10. Boomslang Dispholidus typus8

Amphibians

  1. Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis petersii6
  2. Common Reed Frog Hyperolius viridiflavus4
  3. Guttural Toad Sclerophrys gutturalis4

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.