• Guides
  • Wildlife of the Hluhluwe-Imfolozi National Park

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.

White-browed Coucal 1
Centropus superciliosus
Burchell's Coucal 2
Centropus superciliosus burchellii
African Emerald Cuckoo 3
Chrysococcyx cupreus
Southern African Emerald Cuckoo 4
Chrysococcyx cupreus sharpei
Red-chested Cuckoo 1
Cuculus solitarius
Grey Go-away-bird 5
Corythaixoides concolor
Purple-crested Turaco 6
Tauraco porphyreolophus
Black-collared Barbet 7
Lybius torquatus
Lybius torquatus torquatus 7
Acacia Pied Barbet 8
Tricholaema leucomelas
Tricholaema leucomelas affinis 9
Crested Barbet 10
Trachyphonus vaillantii
Spotted Eagle-Owl 11
Bubo africanus
White-fronted Bee-eater 10
Merops bullockoides
Little Bee-eater 12
Merops pusillus
Lilac-breasted Roller 13
Coracias caudatus
Coracias caudatus caudatus 14
Malachite Kingfisher 15
Corythornis cristatus
Southern Malachite Kingfisher 16
Corythornis cristatus cristatus
African Pygmy-Kingfisher 17
Ispidina picta
Brown-hooded Kingfisher 11
Halcyon albiventris
Brown-hooded Kingfisher 18
Halcyon albiventris vociferans
Ring-necked Dove 10
Streptopelia capicola
Cape Turtle Dove
Streptopelia capicola tropica
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove 19
Turtur chalcospilos
Turtur chalcospilos chalcospilos 9
Tambourine Dove 20
Turtur tympanistria
Speckled Mousebird 6
Colius striatus
Speckled Mousebird (ssp minor) 7
Colius striatus minor
White Stork 21
Ciconia ciconia
Woolly-necked Stork 22
Ciconia episcopus
African Woollyneck 23
Ciconia episcopus microscelis
Black Stork 24
Ciconia nigra
Black Crake 1
Zapornia flavirostra
African Finfoot 25
Podica senegalensis
Podica senegalensis petersii 26
Common Hoopoe 27
Upupa epops
African Hoopoe 28
Upupa epops africana
Trumpeter Hornbill 11
Bycanistes bucinator
Crowned Hornbill 20
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill 29
Tockus leucomelas
Southern Ground-Hornbill 15
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Helmeted Guineafowl 6
Numida meleagris
Helmeted Guineafowl (ssp coronatus) 30
Numida meleagris coronatus
Crested Guineafowl 31
Guttera pucherani
Southern Crested Guineafowl 14
Guttera pucherani edouardi
Crested Francolin 32
Dendroperdix sephaena
Dendroperdix sephaena sephaena 33
Natal Francolin 34
Pternistis natalensis
Common Buttonquail 35
Turnix sylvaticus
Common Sandpiper 36
Actitis hypoleucos
Three-banded Plover 10
Charadrius tricollaris
African Three-banded Plover 37
Charadrius tricollaris tricollaris
Blacksmith Lapwing 6
Vanellus armatus
African Wattled Lapwing 10
Vanellus senegallus
Vanellus senegallus lateralis 38
Water Thick-knee 39
Burhinus vermiculatus
South African Water Thick-knee 14
Burhinus vermiculatus vermiculatus
Black-winged Stilt 40
Himantopus himantopus
Hadada Ibis 32
Bostrychia hagedash
Hadada Ibis (ssp. hagedash) 41
Bostrychia hagedash hagedash
Hamerkop 25
Scopus umbretta
Eastern Hamerkop 14
Scopus umbretta umbretta
Great Egret 42
Ardea alba
African Great Egret
Ardea alba melanorhynchos
Grey Heron 43
Ardea cinerea
Western Grey Heron 44
Ardea cinerea cinerea
Goliath Heron 10
Ardea goliath
Cattle Egret 45
Bubulcus ibis
Western Cattle Egret 7
Bubulcus ibis ibis
Striated Heron 46
Butorides striata
Amur Falcon 11
Falco amurensis
Lanner Falcon 47
Falco biarmicus
Egyptian Goose 48
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Lesser Spotted Eagle 49
Clanga pomarina
Tawny Eagle 10
Aquila rapax
Aquila rapax rapax 38
Wahlberg's Eagle 34
Hieraaetus wahlbergi
Common Buzzard 50
Buteo buteo
Steppe Buzzard 51
Buteo buteo vulpinus
Forest Buzzard 52
Buteo trizonatus
Bateleur 53
Terathopius ecaudatus
African Harrier-Hawk 54
Polyboroides typus
Polyboroides typus typus 14
Black Kite 55
Milvus migrans
Yellow-billed Kite [parasitus] 56
Milvus migrans parasitus
African Fish-Eagle 6
Haliaeetus vocifer
European Honey-buzzard 25
Pernis apivorus
Long-crested Eagle 47
Lophaetus occipitalis
Martial Eagle 57
Polemaetus bellicosus
White-backed Vulture 6
Gyps africanus
White-headed Vulture 45
Trigonoceps occipitalis
Lappet-faced Vulture 6
Torgos tracheliotos
Black-bellied Bustard 58
Lissotis melanogaster
Lissotis melanogaster notophila 9
Barn Swallow 59
Hirundo rustica
European Barn Swallow 60
Hirundo rustica rustica
Wire-tailed Swallow 6
Hirundo smithii
Hirundo smithii smithii 14
Lesser Striped Swallow 52
Cecropis abyssinica

Edited by Brendan O'Loughlin, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

Photo Credits

  • 1. (c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 2. (c) markus lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by markus lilje
  • 3. (c) Francesco Veronesi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 4. (c) Brian du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Brian du Preez
  • 5. (c) Axel Bührmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 6. (c) Lip Kee Yap, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 7. (c) Peter Vos, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Peter Vos
  • 8. (c) Hans Hillewaert, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 9. (c) magdastlucia, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by magdastlucia
  • 10. (c) Arno Meintjes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 11. (c) Ian White, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 12. (c) Tom Tarrant, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 13. (c) Dave Govoni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 14. (c) Gawie Malan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gawie Malan
  • 15. (c) Arno & Louise, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 16. (c) maritzasouthafrica, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by maritzasouthafrica
  • 17. (c) Nik Borrow, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 18. (c) Christine Sydes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christine Sydes
  • 19. (c) Dave Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 20. (c) Peter Steward, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 21. (c) c michael hogan, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by c michael hogan
  • 22. (c) Lip Kee, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 23. (c) Jakob Fahr, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Jakob Fahr
  • 24. (c) Isidro Vila Verde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 25. (c) Paul Cools, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Cools
  • 26. (c) Wynand Uys, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Wynand Uys
  • 27. (c) Elsa BARTHES, some rights reserved (CC BY-ND)
  • 28. (c) Carol Foil, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 29. (c) Alastair Rae, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  • 30. (c) Charles Stirton, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Charles Stirton
  • 31. (c) Markus Lilje, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Markus Lilje
  • 32. (c) Clive Reid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 33. (c) Joseph Heymans, all rights reserved, uploaded by Joseph Heymans
  • 34. (c) Pim, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 35. (c) copper, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by copper
  • 36. (c) Claudia Komesu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Claudia Komesu
  • 37. (c) Paul Tavares, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Paul Tavares
  • 38. (c) Natalie Raeber, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Natalie Raeber
  • 39. (c) Bernard DUPONT, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 40. (c) Kim, Hyun-tae, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kim, Hyun-tae
  • 41. (c) Gabi Miebach, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gabi Miebach
  • 42. (c) Mike Baird, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 43. (c) Stuart Shearer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Stuart Shearer
  • 44. (c) Duarte Frade, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Duarte Frade
  • 45. (c) Greg Lasley, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Greg Lasley
  • 46. (c) Tan Kok Hui, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 47. (c) Tarique Sani, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)
  • 48. (c) Isidro Vila Verde, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
  • 49. (c) Johann du Preez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 50. (c) Ina Siebert, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ina Siebert
  • 51. (c) Allan Hopkins, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 52. (c) Derek Keats, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 53. (c) i_c_riddell, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by i_c_riddell
  • 54. (c) Damien du Toit, some rights reserved (CC BY)
  • 55. (c) Tomio Ueda, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Tomio Ueda
  • 56. (c) seasav, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by seasav
  • 57. (c) Ian, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)
  • 58. (c) Celesta, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Celesta
  • 59. (c) Steve Daniels, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Steve Daniels
  • 60. (c) Olivier, some rights reserved (CC BY)

Member of the iNaturalist Network   |   Powered by iNaturalist open source software |   Documentation for developers