Wildlife of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park

The Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park is situated in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal, and sports a variety of wildlife. This guide attempts to document those species one might encounter in the park.

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Red-billed Quelea ¹
Quelea quelea

Quelea quelea lathamii ²

African Penduline-Tit ³
Anthoscopus caroli

Anthoscopus caroli caroli ⁴

White Helmetshrike ⁵
Prionops plumatus

Prionops plumatus poliocephalus ⁶

Rufous-naped Lark ⁷
Mirafra africana

Rattling Cisticola ⁵
Cisticola chiniana

Wailing Cisticola ³
Cisticola lais

Croaking Cisticola ⁸
Cisticola natalensis

Cisticola natalensis natalensis ⁹

Tawny-flanked Prinia ¹⁰
Prinia subflava

White-necked Raven ¹¹
Corvus albicollis

Pied Crow ¹²
Corvus albus

Yellow-fronted Canary ¹³
Crithagra mozambica

Crithagra mozambica granti ¹⁴

Common Warthog ¹⁵
Phacochoerus africanus

Southern Warthog ¹⁶
Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii

Bushpig ¹⁷
Potamochoerus larvatus

Hippopotamus ¹⁸
Hippopotamus amphibius

South African Hippopotamus ¹⁹
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis

Giraffe ²⁰
Giraffa camelopardalis

South African Giraffe ⁶
Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa

Impala ²¹
Aepyceros melampus

Common Impala ²²
Aepyceros melampus melampus

Common Wildebeest ²³
Connochaetes taurinus

Blue Wildebeest ²⁴
Connochaetes taurinus taurinus

Nyala ²⁵
Tragelaphus angasii

Bushbuck ²⁶
Tragelaphus scriptus

Bushbuck ²⁷
Tragelaphus scriptus sylvaticus

Greater Kudu ²⁸
Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Southern Greater Kudu ⁶
Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros

African Buffalo ²⁹
Syncerus caffer

Cape Buffalo
Syncerus caffer caffer

Natal Red Duiker ³⁰
Cephalophus natalensis

Waterbuck ³¹
Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Common Waterbuck ³²
Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat ³³
Nycteris thebaica

Mauritian Tomb Bat ³⁴
Taphozous mauritianus

Spotted Hyena ³⁵
Crocuta crocuta

Slender Mongoose ¹⁴
Herpestes sanguineus

Cheetah ³⁶
Acinonyx jubatus

Southern and Eastern African Cheetah ³⁷
Acinonyx jubatus jubatus

Lion ³⁸
Panthera leo

Transvaal Lion ³⁹
Panthera leo krugeri

Southern Lion ⁴⁰
Panthera leo melanochaita

Leopard ⁴¹
Panthera pardus

African Leopard ⁴²
Panthera pardus pardus

African Wild Dog ⁴³
Lycaon pictus

Scrub Hare ²⁵
Lepus saxatilis

Plains Zebra ⁴⁴
Equus quagga

Burchell's Zebra ⁴⁵
Equus quagga burchellii

White Rhinoceros ¹⁷
Ceratotherium simum

Southern White Rhinoceros ¹⁷
Ceratotherium simum simum

Black Rhinoceros ³⁶
Diceros bicornis

Southern Black Rhinoceros ⁴⁶
Diceros bicornis bicornis

Blue Monkey ⁴⁷
Cercopithecus mitis

Stairs's Monkey ⁴⁸
Cercopithecus mitis erythrarchus

Vervet Monkey ⁴⁹
Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Chacma Baboon ²⁵
Papio ursinus

Grayfoot Chacma Baboon ⁶
Papio ursinus griseipes

Cape Chacma Baboon ⁵⁰
Papio ursinus ursinus

Savannah Elephant ⁵¹
Loxodonta africana

Single-striped Grass Mouse ⁵²
Lemniscomys rosalia

Aardvark ⁵³
Orycteropus afer

Orycteropus afer afer ⁵⁰

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Wildlife of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park

Red-billed Quelea 1 Quelea quelea

Quelea quelea lathamii 2

African Penduline-Tit 3 Anthoscopus caroli

Anthoscopus caroli caroli 4

White Helmetshrike 5 Prionops plumatus

Prionops plumatus poliocephalus 6

Rufous-naped Lark 7 Mirafra africana

Rattling Cisticola 5 Cisticola chiniana

Wailing Cisticola 3 Cisticola lais

Croaking Cisticola 8 Cisticola natalensis

Cisticola natalensis natalensis 9

Tawny-flanked Prinia 10 Prinia subflava

White-necked Raven 11 Corvus albicollis

Pied Crow 12 Corvus albus

Yellow-fronted Canary 13 Crithagra mozambica

Crithagra mozambica granti 14

Common Warthog 15 Phacochoerus africanus

Southern Warthog 16 Phacochoerus africanus sundevallii

Bushpig 17 Potamochoerus larvatus

Hippopotamus 18 Hippopotamus amphibius

South African Hippopotamus 19 Hippopotamus amphibius capensis

Giraffe 20 Giraffa camelopardalis

South African Giraffe 6 Giraffa camelopardalis giraffa

Impala 21 Aepyceros melampus

Common Impala 22 Aepyceros melampus melampus

Common Wildebeest 23 Connochaetes taurinus

Blue Wildebeest 24 Connochaetes taurinus taurinus

Nyala 25 Tragelaphus angasii

Bushbuck 26 Tragelaphus scriptus

Bushbuck 27 Tragelaphus scriptus sylvaticus

Greater Kudu 28 Tragelaphus strepsiceros

Southern Greater Kudu 6 Tragelaphus strepsiceros strepsiceros

African Buffalo 29 Syncerus caffer

Cape Buffalo Syncerus caffer caffer

Natal Red Duiker 30 Cephalophus natalensis

Waterbuck 31 Kobus ellipsiprymnus

Common Waterbuck 32 Kobus ellipsiprymnus ellipsiprymnus

Egyptian Slit-faced Bat 33 Nycteris thebaica

Mauritian Tomb Bat 34 Taphozous mauritianus

Spotted Hyena 35 Crocuta crocuta

Slender Mongoose 14 Herpestes sanguineus

Cheetah 36 Acinonyx jubatus

Southern and Eastern African Cheetah 37 Acinonyx jubatus jubatus

Lion 38 Panthera leo

Transvaal Lion 39 Panthera leo krugeri

Southern Lion 40 Panthera leo melanochaita

Leopard 41 Panthera pardus

African Leopard 42 Panthera pardus pardus

African Wild Dog 43 Lycaon pictus

Scrub Hare 25 Lepus saxatilis

Plains Zebra 44 Equus quagga

Burchell's Zebra 45 Equus quagga burchellii

White Rhinoceros 17 Ceratotherium simum

Southern White Rhinoceros 17 Ceratotherium simum simum

Black Rhinoceros 36 Diceros bicornis

Southern Black Rhinoceros 46 Diceros bicornis bicornis

Blue Monkey 47 Cercopithecus mitis

Stairs's Monkey 48 Cercopithecus mitis erythrarchus

Vervet Monkey 49 Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Chacma Baboon 25 Papio ursinus

Grayfoot Chacma Baboon 6 Papio ursinus griseipes

Cape Chacma Baboon 50 Papio ursinus ursinus

Savannah Elephant 51 Loxodonta africana

Single-striped Grass Mouse 52 Lemniscomys rosalia

Aardvark 53 Orycteropus afer

Orycteropus afer afer 50