Wildlife Species
204 species tracked across South Africa's parks.
Mammals
AardvarkLeast Concern
AardwolfLeast Concern
African CivetLeast Concern
African Striped Weasel
African WildcatLeast Concern
Banded MongooseLeast Concern
Bat eared FoxLeast Concern
Black backed JackalLeast Concern
Black Wildebeest
BlesbokLeast Concern
Brown HyenaNear Threatened
Buffalo (Cape)Least Concern
BushbuckLeast Concern
Bushpig
Bushveld Bushbaby (Thick-tailed)Least Concern
Cape Clawless Otter
Cape Ground Squirrel
Cape GrysbokLeast Concern
Cape Hare
CaracalLeast Concern
Chacma BaboonLeast Concern
CheetahVulnerable
Common DuikerLeast Concern
Dwarf MongooseLeast Concern
Eland (Common)Least Concern
ElephantVulnerable
Four striped Grass Mouse
GiraffeVulnerable
Greater Red Musk Shrew
Grey RhebokLeast Concern
Hairy-footed GerbilLeast Concern
HippopotamusVulnerable
Honey BadgerLeast Concern
Hyena (Spotted)Least Concern
ImpalaLeast Concern
Kudu (Greater)Least Concern
Large Grey Mongoose
Large spotted GenetLeast Concern
LeopardVulnerable
LionVulnerable
MeerkatLeast Concern
Mountain ZebraVulnerable
Natal Multimammate Mouse
NyalaLeast Concern
Porcupine (Cape)Least Concern
Pygmy Musk Shrew
Red Forest DuikerLeast Concern
Red Hartebeest
Reedbuck (Common)
Roan AntelopeVulnerable
Rock AntelopeLeast Concern
Rock HyraxLeast Concern
Sable AntelopeNear Threatened
Scrub HareLeast Concern
Selous Mongoose
ServalLeast Concern
Side striped JackalLeast Concern
Slender MongooseLeast Concern
Small spotted GenetLeast Concern
Smiths Bush Squirrel
Southern African Hedgehog
Spotted necked Otter
SpringbokLeast Concern
Springhare
SteenbokLeast Concern
Striped Polecat
TsessebeNear Threatened
Vervet MonkeyLeast Concern
WarthogLeast Concern
Water Mongoose
WaterbuckLeast Concern
White tailed Mongoose
Wild DogEndangered
Wildebeest (Blue)Least Concern
Yellow Mongoose
Zebra (Plains)Near Threatened
Birds
African Barred Owlet
African Darter
African Fish EagleLeast Concern
African Goshawk
African Hawk Eagle
African HoopoeLeast Concern
African JacanaLeast Concern
African Marsh Harrier
African Openbill
African Pipit
African Pygmy Goose
African SpoonbillLeast Concern
Arrow marked Babbler
Bat Hawk
Bateleur EagleNear Threatened
Bennetts Woodpecker
Black bellied Bustard
Black chested Snake EagleLeast Concern
Black Heron
Blue CraneVulnerable
Blue Korhaan
Booted EagleLeast Concern
Brown headed Parrot
Brown Snake EagleLeast Concern
Cape Eagle OwlLeast Concern
Cape Glossy Starling
Common Kestrel
Common Moorhen
Crested BarbetLeast Concern
Crested Francolin
Crowned EagleNear Threatened
Dark Chanting Goshawk
Denhams BustardNear Threatened
Egyptian Goose
Eurasian HobbyLeast Concern
Fiery necked Nightjar
Fork tailed DrongoLeast Concern
Giant Kingfisher
Glossy Ibis
Goliath HeronLeast Concern
Great Egret
Great White Pelican
Greater Blue eared Starling
Grey Go away bird
Grey HeronLeast Concern
Hadeda IbisLeast Concern
Helmeted GuineafowlLeast Concern
Hooded VultureCritically Endangered
Kori BustardNear Threatened
Lappet faced VultureEndangered
Lesser Spotted Eagle
Lilac breasted RollerLeast Concern
Little Egret
Little Grebe
Little Sparrowhawk
Long tailed Shrike
Long-crested EagleLeast Concern
Malachite Kingfisher
Martial EagleVulnerable
Meyers Parrot
Northern Black Korhaan
Palm nut Vulture
Paradise Flycatcher
Pearl spotted Owlet
Pied CrowLeast Concern
Pied Kingfisher
Pink backed Pelican
Purple Heron
Red billed HornbillLeast Concern
Red billed TealLeast Concern
Red knobbed Coot
Reed Cormorant
Rufous naped Lark
Sacred Ibis
Saddle billed StorkLeast Concern
SecretarybirdEndangered
Southern Banded Snake EagleNear Threatened
Southern Black Flycatcher
Southern Boubou
Southern Ground HornbillVulnerable
Southern Masked WeaverLeast Concern
Southern Red billed HornbillLeast Concern
Southern Red Bishop
Southern Yellow billed HornbillLeast Concern
Spotted Eagle Owl
Spotted Thick-knee
Squacco Heron
Square tailed Nightjar
Steppe Eagle
Swainsons SpurfowlLeast Concern
Tawny EagleVulnerable
Verreauxs Eagle-Owl
Violet backed Starling
Wahlbergs Eagle
Western Cattle Egret
White backed VultureEndangered
White bellied Korhaan
White browed Scrub Robin
White headed VultureCritically Endangered
Woodland KingfisherLeast Concern
Yellow billed Duck
Yellow billed StorkLeast Concern
Reptiles
African Helmeted TerrapinLeast Concern
Bibrons Gecko
Black MambaLeast Concern
BoomslangLeast Concern
Brown House SnakeLeast Concern
Brown Water Snake
Cape Wolf SnakeLeast Concern
Common Dwarf GeckoLeast Concern
Flap necked ChameleonLeast Concern
Green MambaLeast Concern
Leopard TortoiseLeast Concern
Mozambique Spitting CobraLeast Concern
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern
Nile MonitorLeast Concern
Olive House Snake
Puff AdderLeast Concern
Rainbow SkinkLeast Concern
Red headed Rock AgamaLeast Concern
Rhombic Night AdderLeast Concern
Rock MonitorLeast Concern
Snouted CobraLeast Concern
Southern African Rock PythonLeast Concern
Southern Tree AgamaLeast Concern
Speckled Padloper
Speckled Rock SkinkLeast Concern
Striped SkaapstekerLeast Concern
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