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Learn the wildlife of Zinave National Park

Mozambique

405 species have research-grade observations inside Zinave 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. Southern Crested Guineafowl Guttera edouardi2
  2. Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus1
  3. Broad-billed Roller Eurystomus glaucurus1
  4. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis1
  5. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus1
  6. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas1
  7. Square-tailed Nightjar Caprimulgus fossii1
  8. Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri1
  9. Collared Sunbird Hedydipna collaris1
  10. Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus1

Plants

  1. African ansellia Ansellia africana8
  2. Impala lily Adenium multiflorum8
  3. Kombe tailflower Strophanthus kombe7
  4. Stink Shepherdstree Boscia foetida6
  5. Mopane Colophospermum mopane5
  6. Valley paddlepod Loeseneriella crenata5
  7. Delagoa thorn Senegalia welwitschii5
  8. Small-Leaved Bloodwood Pterocarpus lucens4
  9. Spiny monkey orange Strychnos spinosa4
  10. Whitebark Gwarrie Euclea schimperi4

Mammals

  1. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer4
  2. Lion Panthera leo2
  3. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus2
  4. Bushpig Potamochoerus larvatus2
  5. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros2
  6. Oribi Ourebia ourebi2
  7. Cape Porcupine Hystrix africaeaustralis2
  8. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus2
  9. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus2
  10. Southern Reedbuck Redunca arundinum1

Insects

  1. Black Percher Diplacodes lefebvrii7
  2. White Pearl Emperor Charaxes varanes5
  3. Pied-spot Hemistigma albipunctum4
  4. Grey Smoky Blue Euchrysops malathana4
  5. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus3
  6. Blue-spot Pansy Junonia oenone3
  7. Common Citril Ceriagrion glabrum3
  8. African Migrant Catopsilia florella3
  9. Large Striped Swordtail Graphium antheus3
  10. Cypholoba graphipteroides3

Spiders and kin

  1. Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus9
  2. Mozambique Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus mossambicensis5
  3. Shiny Burrow Scorpion Opistophthalmus glabrifrons4
  4. Yellow Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes flavoviridis4
  5. Tree Docile Scorpion Opisthacanthus asper3
  6. Chubb's Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes chubbi3
  7. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis2
  8. Common Trapdoor Baboon Spider Idiothele nigrofulva2
  9. Common Whipspider Damon variegatus2
  10. Boehm's Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus boehmi2

Reptiles

  1. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia19
  2. Flathead Leaf-toed Gecko Hemidactylus platycephalus17
  3. Turner's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus turneri11
  4. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata11
  5. Eastern Shield-nose Snake Aspidelaps scutatus10
  6. Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink Panaspis maculicollis9
  7. Sundevall's Writhing Skink Mochlus sundevallii7
  8. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis6
  9. Variable Skink Trachylepis varia6
  10. Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake Psammophis orientalis4

Amphibians

  1. Mottled Shovel-nosed Frog Hemisus marmoratus34
  2. Garman's Toad Sclerophrys garmani18
  3. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis14
  4. Red-legged Wot-wot Hylambates maculatus13
  5. Mozambique Sand Frog Tomopterna banhinensis13
  6. Water Lily Reed Frog Hyperolius pusillus10
  7. Mozambique ridged frog Ptychadena mossambica8
  8. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina8
  9. Painted Reed Frog Hyperolius marmoratus5
  10. Mababe puddle frog Phrynobatrachus mababiensis5

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.