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Learn the wildlife of Tsavo East National Park

Kenya

525 species have research-grade observations inside Tsavo East 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. Northern Red-billed Hornbill Tockus erythrorhynchus127
  2. Superb Starling Lamprotornis superbus103
  3. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax93
  4. Eastern Chanting-Goshawk Melierax poliopterus82
  5. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus81
  6. Yellow-necked Spurfowl Pternistis leucoscepus80
  7. Kori Bustard Ardeotis kori75
  8. Somali Ostrich Struthio molybdophanes66
  9. Vulturine Guineafowl Acryllium vulturinum65
  10. Red-winged Lark Corypha hypermetra65

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata15
  2. East African doum palm Hyphaene compressa14
  3. White Gulmohar Delonix elata6
  4. Desert rose Adenium obesum5
  5. Ammocharis tinneana5
  6. Euphorbia robecchii5
  7. Durban Crowfoot Dactyloctenium aegyptium2
  8. Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes2
  9. Sausage tree Kigelia africana2
  10. Santa Maria feverfew Parthenium hysterophorus2

Mammals

  1. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana380
  2. Lion Panthera leo199
  3. Grant's Gazelle Nanger granti195
  4. Plains Zebra Equus quagga166
  5. Impala Aepyceros melampus158
  6. Maasai Giraffe Giraffa tippelskirchi151
  7. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus137
  8. Gerenuk Litocranius walleri120
  9. Hinde's Dik-Dik Madoqua hindei109
  10. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus108

Insects

  1. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus10
  2. Pioneer White Belenois aurota6
  3. Zebra White Pinacopteryx eriphia6
  4. Macrotermes subhyalinus6
  5. Heliocopris dilloni6
  6. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone5
  7. Wandering Donkey Acraea Acraea neobule5
  8. Spotted Joker Byblia ilithyia5
  9. Citrus Swallowtail Papilio demodocus4
  10. Panther Mantis Tarachodula pantherina4

Spiders and kin

  1. Pallid Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus pallidus9
  2. Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider Trichonephila sumptuosa5
  3. Iomachus politus3
  4. Eastern Ridge-back Scorpion Hottentotta eminii2
  5. Eusparassus vestigator2
  6. Eastern Nomad Scorpion Hottentotta trilineatus1
  7. Thyene ogdeni1
  8. Babycurus jacksoni1
  9. Shorthorn Kitespider Gasteracantha sanguinolenta1
  10. Black-Tipped Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus maximus1

Reptiles

  1. Kenyan Rock Agama Agama lionotus105
  2. Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis49
  3. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus37
  4. Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer24
  5. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis9
  6. Graceful Chameleon Chamaeleo gracilis7
  7. Painted Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus picturatus7
  8. Eastern Rufous Beaked Snake Rhamphiophis rostratus4
  9. Puff Adder Bitis arietans4
  10. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus4

Amphibians

  1. Peters' Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis petersii5
  2. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae4
  3. Garman's Toad Sclerophrys garmani3
  4. Guttural Toad Sclerophrys gutturalis3
  5. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis2
  6. Somali Running Frog Kassina somalica1
  7. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina1
  8. Subdesert Toad Sclerophrys xeros1

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.