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Learn the wildlife of Amacayacu National Park

Colombia

523 species have research-grade observations inside Amacayacu 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. Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris11
  2. Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons8
  3. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus8
  4. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura7
  5. Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima7
  6. Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata6
  7. Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona6
  8. Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum6
  9. Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons6
  10. Greater Ani Crotophaga major5

Plants

  1. Window-Leaf Monstera Monstera obliqua6
  2. Bamboo Orchid Arundina graminifolia4
  3. Amazon Giant Waterlily Victoria amazonica4
  4. Walking palm Socratea exorrhiza3
  5. Besleria aggregata3
  6. Cecropia sciadophylla3
  7. Sore-mouth bush Palicourea tomentosa3
  8. Torch ginger Etlingera elatior2
  9. Copa Palm Iriartea deltoidea2
  10. Moriche palm Mauritia flexuosa2

Mammals

  1. Ecuadorian Squirrel Monkey Saimiri macrodon9
  2. Common Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagothricha7
  3. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus4
  4. Lucifer Titi Cheracebus lucifer3
  5. Greater Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx bilineata2
  6. Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso2
  7. Tucuxi Sotalia fluviatilis1
  8. Kinkajou Potos flavus1
  9. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu1
  10. Spix's Night Monkey Aotus vociferans1

Insects

  1. Panoploscelis specularis9
  2. Red Flasher Panacea prola7
  3. Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron6
  4. Green-banded Urania Urania leilus6
  5. Saffron Playboy Xanthyris flaveolata6
  6. Red-eyed Planthopper Lystra lanata5
  7. Ectatomma brunneum5
  8. Zenirella punctata5
  9. Erythrodiplax basalis4
  10. Prionolopha serrata4

Spiders and kin

  1. Ecuadorian Brown Velvet Tarantula Megaphobema velvetosoma12
  2. Phoneutria boliviensis11
  3. Heterophrynus batesii7
  4. Yellow-banded Pinktoe Tarantula Avicularia juruensis5
  5. Rhaucus serratus4
  6. Tropical Orb Weaver Eriophora fuliginea3
  7. Aglaoctenus castaneus3
  8. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes3
  9. Brazilian Wandering Spider Phoneutria fera2
  10. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata2

Reptiles

  1. Common Forest Anole Anolis trachyderma8
  2. Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake Imantodes cenchoa7
  3. Brown-eared Anole Anolis fuscoauratus7
  4. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva5
  5. Forest Whiptail Kentropyx pelviceps5
  6. Common Lancehead Bothrops atrox5
  7. Bridled Forest Gecko Gonatodes humeralis4
  8. Southern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus solimoensis4
  9. Wucherer's Ground Snake Xenopholis scalaris3
  10. Broad-headed Woodlizard Enyalioides laticeps3

Amphibians

  1. Cane Toad Rhinella marina16
  2. South American Common Toad Rhinella margaritifera7
  3. Basin Tree Frog Boana lanciformis7
  4. Waxy Monkey Treefrog Phyllomedusa bicolor6
  5. Painted Forest Toadlet Engystomops petersi6
  6. Perez's Snouted Frog Edalorhina perezi5
  7. Common Big-headed Frog Oreobates quixensis5
  8. Roque's Toad Rhinella roqueana5
  9. Nauta Mushroomtongue Salamander Bolitoglossa altamazonica4
  10. Three-striped Poison Frog Ameerega trivittata4

Fish

  1. Spotted Tiger Sorubim Pseudoplatystoma punctifer4
  2. Red-bellied Pacu Piaractus brachypomus2
  3. Black prochilodus Prochilodus nigricans1
  4. Redeye Piranha Serrasalmus rhombeus1
  5. Zebra Shovelnose Catfish Brachyplatystoma tigrinum1
  6. Manduba Ageneiosus inermis1
  7. Amazon Pellona Pellona castelnaeana1
  8. Anablepsoides rubrolineatus1

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.