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An African elephant, seen in full, standing on a rock in the savannah at sunset, with zebras and giraffes behind

Species

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2,565

Species documented

224

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1,332

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Conservation

Showing 47 species · Gonarezhou

Showing 47 species · Gonarezhou

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Mozambique Spitting CobraLeast Concern

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Naja mossambica

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Leopard TortoiseLeast Concern

Leopard Tortoise

Stigmochelys pardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalSolitary
Grey Go-away-birdLeast Concern

Grey Go-away-bird

Corythaixoides concolor

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Puff AdderLeast Concern

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
African Sacred IbisLeast Concern

African Sacred Ibis

Threskiornis aethiopicus

OmnivoreDiurnalColonial
ImpalaLeast Concern

Impala

Aepyceros melampus

HerbivoreVariable activityIn herds
Black MambaLeast Concern

Black Mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
WaterbuckLeast Concern

Waterbuck

Kobus ellipsiprymnus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
Greater KuduLeast Concern

Greater Kudu

Tragelaphus strepsiceros

HerbivoreCrepuscularIn herds
Savanna MonitorLeast Concern

Savanna Monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Common ElandLeast Concern

Common Eland

Taurotragus oryx

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
African SpoonbillLeast Concern

African Spoonbill

Platalea alba

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Cocoi HeronLeast Concern

Cocoi Heron

Ardea cocoi

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
58 countries
Common Dwarf MongooseLeast Concern

Common Dwarf Mongoose

Helogale parvula

OmnivoreDiurnalFamily group
NyalaLeast Concern

Nyala

Tragelaphus angasii

HerbivoreCrepuscularSavanna
11 countries
Pink-Backed PelicanLeast Concern

Pink-Backed Pelican

Pelecanus rufescens

PiscivoreDiurnalColonial
Marabou StorkLeast Concern

Marabou Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Cape VultureVulnerable

Cape Vulture

Gyps coprotheres

CarnivoreDiurnalColonial
Banded MongooseLeast Concern

Banded Mongoose

Mungos mungo

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Spotted-necked OtterNear Threatened

Spotted-necked Otter

Hydrictis maculicollis

CarnivoreDiurnalNear Threatened
Crested PorcupineLeast Concern

Crested Porcupine

Hystrix cristata

HerbivoreNocturnalIn pairs
Least Concern

African Catfish

Clarias gariepinus

OmnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Cattle Egret

Bubulcus ibis

InsectivoreDiurnalColonial
Not Evaluated

African Mound-building Termite

Macrotermes bellicosus

HerbivoreColonialInsect
Near Threatened

Kori Bustard

Ardeotis kori

OmnivoreDiurnalSolitary
Least Concern

Fork-tailed Drongo

Dicrurus adsimilis

InsectivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Least Concern

Red-billed Oxpecker

Buphagus erythrorynchus

InsectivoreDiurnalFamily group
Least Concern

Giant Bullfrog

Pyxicephalus adspersus

CarnivoreDiurnalNocturnal
Least Concern

Lesser Bull-frog

Pyxicephalus edulis

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
Least Concern

Klipspringer

Oreotragus oreotragus

HerbivoreDiurnalIn pairs
Large predators187species
Giants of nature57species
Threatened species515species
Nocturnal wildlife772species
Big cats39species
Polar wildlife74species
Endemic species6species
The Big Five6species
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African Savanna ElephantEndangered

African Savanna Elephant

Loxodonta africana

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries58 parks
Nile CrocodileLeast Concern

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloticus

CarnivoreVariable activitySolitary
45 countries57 parks2 dive sites
LeopardVulnerable

Leopard

Panthera pardus

CarnivoreNocturnalSolitary
83 countries114 parks
African BuffaloNear Threatened

African Buffalo

Syncerus caffer

Big FiveHerbivoreVariable activity
43 countries61 parks
GiraffeVulnerable

Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis

HerbivoreDiurnalIn herds
43 countries19 parks
LionVulnerable

Lion

Panthera leo

Big FiveCarnivoreCrepuscular
44 countries52 parks
African Wild DogEndangered

African Wild Dog

Lycaon pictus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn packs
43 countries20 parks
Martial EagleEndangered

Martial Eagle

Polemaetus bellicosus

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
43 countries6 parks
BoomslangLeast Concern

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

CarnivoreDiurnalSolitary
43 countries75 parks
Lappet-faced VultureEndangered

Lappet-faced Vulture

Torgos tracheliotos

CarnivoreDiurnalIn pairs
48 countries73 parks
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