Animals

Big Five: Elephant, Rhino (Black and White), Buffalo, Lion & Leopard

Small Five: Elephant Shrew, Rhino Beetle, Buffalo Weaver, Ant Lion & Leopard Tortoise

Carnivores: Lion, Leopard, Cheetah, Serval, Caracal, Hyena, Wild Dog, Jackal, Civet, Genet, Weasel, Bat-eared Fox, Aardwolf, Mongoose, Otter, Ratel, Zorilla, Seal, etc

Ungulates (Hooved Animals):
Odd toed ungulates
Horses; Wild Ass; Zebra - Grevy's, Plains, Mountain
Rhinoceros - Black / White 

Even toed ungulates
Hippopotamus
Pigs - Wild Boar, Wart Hog, Bush Pig, Giant Forest Hog, Red River Hog;
Water Chevrotain
Red Deer
Giraffe & Allies - Giraffe, Okapi
Buffalo 
Spiral Horned Bovines - Bushbuck, Bongo, Sitatunga, Kudu (Greater / Lesser), Nyala, Eland;
Horse Antelopes - Roan, Sable, Oryx, Addax
Sheep & Goats - Barbary Sheep, Nubian Ibex
Wildebeest & Allies - Wildebeest (Blue / Black), Topi, Hartebeest, Hirola, Bontebok
Impala
Gazelles - Dorcas, Speke's, Thomson's, Grant’s, Dibatag, Gerenuk, Springbok;
Reedbuck & Allies - Mountain, Bohor, Southern, Kob, Puku, Lechwe, Waterbuck, Rhebok;
Dwarf Antelopes - Royal Antelope, Dwarf Antelope, Suni, Dik Dik, Grysbok, Steenbok, Oribi, Klipspringer, Beira;
Duikers - Bush, Forest, Blue, Maxwell's, Natal, Harvey's, Ruwenzori Red, Red-flanked, Black-fronted, Zebra, White-bellied, Abbott's, Yellow-backed, Ogilby's, Bay, Jentink's

Primates:
Apes - Gorilla, Chimpanzee, Bonobo
Black & White Colobus Monkeys -  Olive, Black, Western Pied, Angolan Pied, Guereza, Geoffrey's Pied
Red Colobus Monkeys - Zanzibar, Iringa, Tana River, Tshuapa, Central African, Pennant's, Preuss', Western
Baboons & Allies - Sacred, Guinea, Olive, Yellow, Chacma, Gelada, Mandrill, Drill, Mangabeys
Guenons & Allies - Patas, Talapoin, Vervet, Tantalus, L'Hoest's, Bale, De Brazza's, Diana, Mona, Red Tailed, Campbell's, Lowe's, Gentle (Blue / Sykes / Silver / Mitis), 
Prosimians - Pottos and Galagos, 

Reptiles: 
Tortoises & Allies - Leopard, Aldabran, Hinged tortoises; Helmeted / hinged terrapin; Sea turtles - Loggerhead, Olive Ridley, Hawksbill, Green
Crocodiles & Allies - Nile, Slender-snouted, Dwarf  

The most dangerous venomous snakes - Mambas (Black / Green / Jameson's), Cobras (Forest / Ashe's Spitting / Black necked Spitting / Red Spitting / Cape / Mozambique Spitting / Snouted / Egyptian / Anchieta), Vipers & Adders (Puff Adder / Gaboon / Rhinoceros / Kenya Horned / NE African Carpet / Bush / Montane vipers, 
Boomslang, Garter Snakes, Vine Snakes, Burrowing Asps and Broad Head Tree-Snakes

Dangerous non venomous snakes - Central African Rock Python and South African Rock Python 

Insects: This is by far the most diverse group of organisms on earth with an estimated 6 million species.  You are likely to come across a large number of them but the most visible will be - Dung beetles, Ants, Termites, Butterflies, Dragonflies, Flies, Tsetse Fly, Moths, Bees, Bugs, etc

Insectivores: These are difficult to spot on game drives but there will be signs of their presence - Hedgehog, Elephant Shrew, Bats, Hare, Squirrels, Springhare, Porcupine, Naked Mole Rat, Aardvark, Pangolin, Suricates, Hyrax, etc

Birds

Larger Birds: These birds have been placed together as their size allows them to be spotted easily if they are around. Many are endangered especially the vultures. Masai Ostrich, Secretarybird, Lappet faced Vulture, Rupell's Griffon Vulture, White Backed Vulture, White Headed Vulture, Hooded Vulture, Grey Heron, Black-headed Heron, Goliath Heron, Purple Heron, Black Heron, Cattle Egret, Yellow billed Egret, Little Egret, Squacco Heron, Hammerkop, Shoebill, Marabou Stork, Yellow billed Stork, Open billed Stork, Saddle billed Stork, White Stork, Sacred Ibis, Hadada Ibis, Spoonbill, Flamingo, Gray crowned Crane, Wattled Crane, Blue Crane, Crake, Kori, Bustard, Black Bustard, White bellied Bustard, Black-bellied Bustard, Coot, Swamphen, Ground Hornbill, etc

Raptors: Martial Eagle, Fish Eagle, Snake Eagle, Tawny Eagle, Hawk Eagle, Crested Eagle, Crowned Eagle, Bateleur, Chanting Goshawk, Augur Buzzard, Pygmy Falcon, Rock Kestrel, etc

Pelicans and Allies: Tropicbird, Pelican, Gannet, Cormorant, Darter, Frigatebird, etc

Waterfowl: Ducks, Geese, Grebe, etc

Partridge and Allies: Spurfowl, Francolin, Guineafowl, Sandgrouse, etc

Gulls and Allies: Jacana, Crabplower, Stilt, Avocet, Thick-knee, Crocodilebird, Coursers, Lapwings, Plovers, Ruffs, Gulls, Terns, Skimmer, etc

Doves and Allies: Speckled Pigeon, Laughing Dove, Mourning Dove, Ring necked Dove, Namaqua Dove, etc

Parrots and Allies: Fisher’s Lovebirds, Gray Parrot, Brown Parrot, etc

Turacos and Cuckoos: Gray Go Away Bird, Bare faced Go Away Bird, White Bellied Go Away bird, Didric Cuckoo, White browed Coucal, etc

Owls: Verroux Eagle Owl. Scops Owl, Spotted Owlet, Pel's Fishing Owl, etc

Kingfishers and Allies: Kingfishers – Giant, Pied, Malachite, Pygmy, Gray headed, Mangrove, Woodland and Striped; Bee Eaters – Little, Cinnamon breasted, White Throated, Carmine; Rollers – Purple, Lilac-breasted; Hoopoe; , Hornbills – Crowned, Gray, Red-billed, Yellow-billed, Von der Decken’s, Jackson's, Pied, Ground, Trumpeter, Silvery-cheeked, Black & White Casqued, etc

Barbets and Woodpeckers: Barbets, Honeyguides, Bearded / Nubian / Grey / Cardinal / Golden Tailed Woodpecker, etc

Small birds: Nightjars, Swifts, Mousebirds, Trogons, etc

Songbirds: Larks, Swallows, Wagtails, Pipits, Longclaws, Bulbuls, Brubrus, Boubous; Shrikes – Fiscal, Magpie, Yellow billed, Bush, Helmet; Tchagras, Robin Chats, Thrushes, Wheatears, Babblers, Cisticolas, Prinias, Silverbirds, Flycatchers, Batises, Sunbirds, Buntings, Canaries, Finches, Red cheeked Cordon Bleu, Waxbills, Whydahs; Weavers – Red billed, White headed, Grosbeak, Spectacled, Reichenow’s, Palm, Masked, Village, Sparrow; Queleas, Starlings, Oxpeckers, Orioles, Drongos, Crows, Ravens, etc

This is not a complete list of animals and birds. For a detailed pictorial understanding, we recommend you purchase a field guide. Details are provided under the Popular Books section.