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Learn the wildlife of Wadi El-Gemal - Hamata National Park

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622 species have research-grade observations inside Wadi El-Gemal - Hamata 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. Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus39
  2. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis32
  3. White-eyed Gull Ichthyaetus leucophthalmus30
  4. Osprey Pandion haliaetus27
  5. Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii18
  6. White-cheeked Tern Sterna repressa16
  7. Desert Lark Ammomanes deserti12
  8. White-crowned Wheatear Oenanthe leucopyga11
  9. Lesser Crested Tern Thalasseus bengalensis11
  10. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis11

Plants

  1. Grey Mangrove Avicennia marina23
  2. Spiny Zilla Zilla spinosa7
  3. Limonium axillare7
  4. Colocynth Citrullus colocynthis6
  5. Sailor's eyeball alga Valonia ventricosa6
  6. Zygophyllum album6
  7. Kapok bush Aerva javanica5
  8. Simple-leaved bean caper Tetraena simplex4
  9. Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera3
  10. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera3

Mammals

  1. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris54
  2. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius10
  3. Dugong Dugong dugon6
  4. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus4
  5. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata4
  6. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis4
  7. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes3
  8. Dorcas Gazelle Gazella dorcas2
  9. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris2
  10. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus1

Insects

  1. Desert Locust Schistocerca gregaria5
  2. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa4
  3. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui3
  4. Delta dimidiatipenne3
  5. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis2
  6. Thistle Mantis Blepharopsis mendica2
  7. Wandering Glider Pantala flavescens2
  8. Striped Hawkmoth Hyles livornica2
  9. Ipsilon Dart Moth Agrotis ipsilon2
  10. Desert White Pontia glauconome2

Reptiles

  1. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas12
  2. Spiny Agama Agama spinosa10
  3. Bosc’s Fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus10
  4. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata7
  5. Eyed Dabb Lizard Uromastyx ocellata5
  6. Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko Ptyodactylus hasselquistii3
  7. Elegant Short-fingered Gecko Stenodactylus sthenodactylus2
  8. Middle Eastern Rock Gecko Pristurus flavipunctatus2
  9. Palestine Saw-scaled Viper Echis coloratus1
  10. Bishari Dwarf Gecko Tropiocolotes bisharicus1

Fish

  1. Red Sea Anemonefish Amphiprion bicinctus62
  2. Rusty Parrotfish Scarus ferrugineus58
  3. Indian Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus57
  4. Klunzinger's Wrasse Thalassoma rueppellii52
  5. Indian Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma desjardinii47
  6. Freckled Hawkfish Paracirrhites forsteri45
  7. Swarthy Parrotfish Scarus niger42
  8. Masked Puffer Arothron diadematus42
  9. Red Sea Bird Wrasse Gomphosus klunzingeri42
  10. Exquisite Butterflyfish Chaetodon austriacus38

Mollusks

  1. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima36
  2. Pyjama Slug Chromodoris quadricolor30
  3. Spanish Dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus14
  4. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea8
  5. Brown-edge Glossodorid Glossodoris hikuerensis7
  6. Bigfin Reef Squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana5
  7. Phyllidia multifaria5
  8. Iridescent Scallop Pedum spondyloideum4
  9. Rüppell's Wart Slug Phyllidia rueppelii4
  10. Sand-dusted Cone Conus arenatus4

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.