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Learn the wildlife of French Guiana

South America

11,734 species have research-grade observations in French Guiana on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus449
  2. Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo408
  3. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus351
  4. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus344
  5. Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas313
  6. Palm Tanager Thraupis palmarum305
  7. Scarlet Ibis Eudocimus ruber293
  8. Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus293
  9. Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani285
  10. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea279

Plants

  1. Parrot's Beak Heliconia psittacorum397
  2. Açaí Palm Euterpe oleracea325
  3. Sipanea pratensis322
  4. Big-leaved Acacia Acacia mangium288
  5. Miconia ciliata284
  6. Moriche palm Mauritia flexuosa283
  7. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica274
  8. Rhynchanthera grandiflora258
  9. Utricularia hispida250
  10. Yautia madera Montrichardia arborescens248

Mammals

  1. Pale-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus tridactylus335
  2. Common Squirrel Monkey Saimiri sciureus318
  3. Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina270
  4. Golden-handed Tamarin Saguinus midas233
  5. Brown Capuchin Sapajus apella193
  6. Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso166
  7. Guianan Red Howler Monkey Alouatta macconnelli144
  8. Gray Four-eyed Opossum Philander opossum129
  9. Southern Opossum Didelphis marsupialis128
  10. Guianan Squirrel Sciurus aestuans111

Insects

  1. Eacles approximans925
  2. Adeloneivaia pallida830
  3. Syssphinx molina721
  4. Adeloneivaia boisduvalii571
  5. Rhescyntis hippodamia556
  6. Hylesia nanus416
  7. Leafy Sphinx Xylophanes chiron384
  8. Darceta Sphinx Pachylia darceta380
  9. Ptiloscola photophila370
  10. Molippa simguiana349

Spiders and kin

  1. Pinktoe Tarantula Avicularia avicularia901
  2. Brazilian Wandering Spider Phoneutria fera595
  3. Goliath Birdeater Theraphosa blondi373
  4. Guyana Black Devil Scorpion Tityus obscurus333
  5. Nephila cornuta326
  6. Tropical Orb Weaver Eriophora fuliginea284
  7. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi251
  8. Heterophrynus longicornis205
  9. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata200
  10. Red Skeleton Tarantula Ephebopus rufescens167

Reptiles

  1. Common Lancehead Bothrops atrox611
  2. Green Iguana Iguana iguana490
  3. Garden Tree Boa Corallus hortulana458
  4. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva422
  5. Striped Forest Whiptail Kentropyx calcarata393
  6. Goldenscale Anole Anolis chrysolepis377
  7. Bridled Forest Gecko Gonatodes humeralis354
  8. Amazon Coastal House Snake Thamnodynastes pallidus348
  9. Northern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus rapicauda249
  10. Brown-banded watersnake Helicops angulatus239

Amphibians

  1. Cane Toad Rhinella marina814
  2. South American Common Toad Rhinella margaritifera689
  3. Red Snouted Tree Frog Scinax ruber426
  4. Cayenne Stubfoot Toad Atelopus flavescens393
  5. Giant Broad-headed Treefrog Osteocephalus taurinus376
  6. Variable Poison Frog Ranitomeya variabilis335
  7. Dyeing Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates tinctorius323
  8. Polka-dot Tree Frog Boana punctata320
  9. Pará Toad Rhinella castaneotica301
  10. Sipaliwini Robber Frog Pristimantis zeuctotylus294

Mollusks

  1. Yellow-shelled semi-slug Parmarion martensi202
  2. Giant Blonde Snail Lissachatina immaculata140
  3. Solaropsis undata135

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.