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Learn the wildlife of Abel Tasman National Park

Nelson · New Zealand

1,287 species have research-grade observations inside Abel Tasman National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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. Weka Gallirallus australis375
  2. South Island Robin Petroica australis86
  3. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa75
  4. Variable Oystercatcher Haematopus unicolor60
  5. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae59
  6. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura58
  7. Australasian Swamphen Porphyrio melanotus55
  8. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus44
  9. Pied Cormorant Phalacrocorax varius30
  10. Silver Gull Chroicocephalus novaehollandiae30

Plants

  1. Silver fern Cyathea dealbata112
  2. Climbing clubmoss Lycopodium volubile99
  3. Climbing rātā Metrosideros perforata93
  4. Scarlet rātā vine Metrosideros fulgens68
  5. Black tree fern Cyathea medullaris62
  6. Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum60
  7. Kidney fern Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum58
  8. Shining Spleenwort Asplenium oblongifolium52
  9. Himalayan honeysuckle Leycesteria formosa50
  10. Willow-leaved hakea Hakea salicifolia50

Insects

  1. Chorus Cicada Amphipsalta zelandica26
  2. Wellington Tree Wētā Hemideina crassidens26
  3. Tanguru chafer Stethaspis suturalis22
  4. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris20
  5. New Zealand Common Tiger Beetle Neocicindela tuberculata17
  6. Common European Yellowjacket Vespula vulgaris12
  7. Migratory Locust Locusta migratoria11
  8. Prickly Stick Insect Acanthoxyla prasina11
  9. Steelblue Lady Beetle Halmus chalybeus9
  10. Mecodema venator9

Spiders and kin

  1. New Zealand Nursery Web Spider Dolomedes minor11
  2. Shelob inconstans5
  3. Flattened Bark Spider Hemicloea rogenhoferi4
  4. Knobbled Orbweaver Socca pustulosa4
  5. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides3

Mollusks

  1. Little Black Mussel Xenostrobus neozelanicus7
  2. Snakeskin Chiton Sypharochiton pelliserpentis6
  3. Radiate Limpet Cellana radians6
  4. Horse Mussel Atrina zelandica6
  5. Cook's Turban Cookia sulcata6
  6. New Zealand Green-lipped Mussel Perna canaliculus5
  7. Mudflat Tītiko Amphibola crenata4
  8. Arabic Volute Alcithoe arabica4
  9. Spotted Top Snail Diloma aethiops4
  10. Pacific Oyster Magallana gigas4

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.