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Learn the wildlife of Revillagigedo National Park

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690 species have research-grade observations in Revillagigedo National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, from fish and seabirds to the life along the shore.

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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. Socorro Mockingbird Mimus graysoni130
  2. Socorro Parakeet Psittacara brevipes102
  3. Red-footed Booby Sula sula100
  4. Socorro Wren Troglodytes sissonii92
  5. Laysan Albatross Phoebastria immutabilis79
  6. Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus75
  7. Tropical Parula Setophaga pitiayumi67
  8. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis53
  9. Common Raven Corvus corax52
  10. Masked Booby Sula dactylatra50

Plants

  1. Euphorbia anthonyi61
  2. Perityle socorrosensis53
  3. Sleepy Morning Waltheria indica43
  4. Jamaican feverplant Tribulus cistoides42
  5. Coastal Pricklypear Opuntia littoralis37
  6. Buffelgrass Cenchrus ciliaris34
  7. Teucrium townsendii32
  8. Orange Cattleya Guarianthe aurantiaca31
  9. Lime Prickly-ash Zanthoxylum fagara30
  10. Akeake Dodonaea viscosa27

Mammals

  1. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus65
  2. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus20
  3. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae19
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus3
  5. Pantropical Spotted Dolphin Stenella attenuata2
  6. Lesser Long-nosed Bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae1
  7. Cuvier's Beaked Whale Ziphius cavirostris1
  8. False Killer Whale Pseudorca crassidens1
  9. Rough-toothed Dolphin Steno bredanensis1
  10. House Mouse Mus musculus1

Insects

  1. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor25
  2. Hunter's Little Paper Wasp Polistes dorsalis18
  3. Mallow Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon istapa17
  4. Cactus Lady Beetle Chilocorus cacti10
  5. Gryllus alexanderi10
  6. Central American Locust Schistocerca piceifrons8
  7. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata7
  8. Spotless Lady Beetle Cycloneda sanguinea7
  9. Ashy Gray Lady Beetle Olla v-nigrum7
  10. Carolina Sphinx Manduca sexta6

Spiders and kin

  1. Vaejovis janssi30
  2. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis18
  3. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata12
  4. Mecaphesa revillagigedoensis4
  5. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata3
  6. Buttonhook Leafbeetle Jumping Spider Sassacus vitis3
  7. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus1
  8. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis1

Reptiles

  1. Socorro Island Tree Lizard Urosaurus auriculatus107
  2. Clarión Tree Lizard Urosaurus clarionensis81
  3. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas69
  4. Western Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata29
  5. Clarion Island Whip Snake Masticophis anthonyi27
  6. Islas Revillagigedo Nightsnake Hypsiglena unaocularus10
  7. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata3
  8. Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea2
  9. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus2

Fish

  1. Clarión Angelfish Holacanthus clarionensis249
  2. Guineafowl Puffer Arothron meleagris170
  3. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus165
  4. Whitecheek Surgeonfish Acanthurus nigricans161
  5. Sunset Wrasse Thalassoma grammaticum154
  6. Redlip Parrotfish Scarus rubroviolaceus146
  7. Forceps Butterflyfish Forcipiger flavissimus122
  8. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus119
  9. Panamic Sergeant Major Abudefduf troschelii116
  10. Pacific Trumpetfish Aulostomus chinensis113

Mollusks

  1. Ortea's Cyerce Cyerce orteai44
  2. Galápagos Reef Octopus Octopus oculifer33
  3. Red-tipped Sea Goddess Chromolaichma sedna27
  4. Riddle Navanax Navanax aenigmaticus26
  5. Dendrodoris fumata23
  6. Irene's Aeolid Anteaeolidiella ireneae16
  7. Chiton articulatus15
  8. Rickett's Lined Sea Hare Stylocheilus rickettsi10
  9. Purple Cone Conus purpurascens8
  10. Wavy turban Turbo fluctuosus8

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. KnowKi is not affiliated with NOAA or any area's managers. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.