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Learn the wildlife of Alpine National Park

Victoria · Australia

2,398 species have research-grade observations inside Alpine 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. Flame Robin Petroica phoenicea118
  2. Australian Pipit Anthus australis41
  3. Gang-gang Cockatoo Callocephalon fimbriatum40
  4. Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans38
  5. Superb Fairywren Malurus cyaneus19
  6. Grey Fantail Rhipidura albiscapa18
  7. Yellow-faced Honeyeater Caligavis chrysops17
  8. Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae15
  9. White-throated Treecreeper Cormobates leucophaea15
  10. Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae15

Plants

  1. Alpine Everlasting Xerochrysum subundulatum209
  2. Mountain celery Aciphylla glacialis172
  3. Derwent speedwell Veronica derwentiana160
  4. Alpine shaggy-pea Podolobium alpestre160
  5. Ivy Goodenia Goodenia hederacea148
  6. Snow Gum Eucalyptus pauciflora145
  7. Alpine mint bush Prostanthera cuneata145
  8. Prickly starwort Stellaria pungens144
  9. Clustered everlasting Chrysocephalum semipapposum138
  10. Alpine Hovea Hovea montana129

Mammals

  1. Domestic Horse Equus caballus35
  2. Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula14
  3. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris11
  4. Red-necked Wallaby Notamacropus rufogriseus11
  5. Eastern Grey Kangaroo Macropus giganteus10

Insects

  1. Mountain Katydid Acripeza reticulata190
  2. Spotted Mountain-grasshopper Monistria concinna171
  3. Plague Soldier Beetle Chauliognathus lugubris99
  4. Small White Pieris rapae70
  5. Chrysolarentia chrysocyma69
  6. Yellow-striped Hunter Austrogomphus guerini68
  7. Botany Bay Diamond Weevil Chrysolopus spectabilis67
  8. Southern Vicetail Hemigomphus gouldii66
  9. Stout Tinzeda Tinzeda albosignata63
  10. Common Brown Heteronympha merope62

Spiders and kin

  1. Enamelled Spider Plebs bradleyi69
  2. Sooty Orbweaver Salsa fuliginata34
  3. Social Huntsman Spider Delena cancerides19
  4. Rosy Flower Spider Australomisidia rosea17
  5. Christmas Jewel Spider Austracantha minax11
  6. White Banded House Jumper Maratus griseus11

Reptiles

  1. Highlands Copperhead Austrelaps ramsayi122
  2. Tussock Skink Pseudemoia pagenstecheri84
  3. Southern Water Skink Eulamprus tympanum76
  4. Mountain Dragon Rankinia diemensis53
  5. Yellow-bellied Water Skink Eulamprus heatwolei43
  6. Jacky Dragon Amphibolurus muricatus40
  7. Australian Water Dragon Intellagama lesueurii40
  8. Blotched Bluetongue Tiliqua nigrolutea33
  9. Southern Grass Skink Pseudemoia entrecasteauxii32
  10. White-lipped Snake Drysdalia coronoides28

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.