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Learn the wildlife of Amazônia National Park

Brazil

308 species have research-grade observations inside Amazônia 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. Vulturine Parrot Pyrilia vulturina7
  2. Banded Antbird Dichrozona cincta6
  3. Golden Parakeet Guaruba guarouba6
  4. Brown-chested Barbet Capito brunneipectus6
  5. White-crested Guan Penelope pileata5
  6. Silver-beaked Tanager Ramphocelus carbo5
  7. Rusty-belted Tapaculo Liosceles thoracicus5
  8. Rufous-necked Puffbird Malacoptila rufa4
  9. Fulvous-crested Tanager Tachyphonus surinamus4
  10. Yellow-bellied Dacnis Dacnis flaviventer4

Plants

  1. Monstera spruceana4
  2. Philodendron toshibae4
  3. Shortstem philodendron Philodendron fragrantissimum2
  4. Shingles plant Monstera dubia2
  5. Philodendron maximum2
  6. Philodendron barrosoanum2
  7. Philodendron atabapoense2
  8. Thaumatophyllum solimoesense2
  9. Humped bladderwort Utricularia gibba1
  10. Texas Sensitive Pea Chamaecrista flexuosa1

Mammals

  1. Black-and-white Tassel-ear Marmoset Mico humeralifer17
  2. Amazon Black Howler Monkey Alouatta nigerrima8
  3. Red-nosed Bearded Saki Chiropotes albinasus4
  4. Brown Capuchin Sapajus apella3
  5. Hoffmanns's Titi Plecturocebus hoffmannsi3
  6. Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina2
  7. Spix's white-fronted capuchin Cebus unicolor2
  8. Guianan Squirrel Sciurus aestuans1
  9. Southern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus spadiceus1
  10. Neotropical Pygmy Squirrel Sciurillus pusillus1

Insects

  1. Amber phantom Haetera piera4
  2. Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron3
  3. White Witch Thysania agrippina2
  4. Green-banded Urania Urania leilus2
  5. Confusa Tigerwing Methona confusa2
  6. Pierella lena2
  7. Atta laevigata2
  8. Euptychia mollina2
  9. Uracis siemensi2
  10. Thestius selina2

Spiders and kin

  1. Micrathena kirbyi4
  2. Brazilian White-kneed Tarantula Acanthoscurria geniculata3
  3. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes3
  4. Phoneutria reidyi1
  5. Micrathena miles1
  6. Ctenus villasboasi1

Reptiles

  1. Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius4
  2. Green Anaconda Eunectes murinus3
  3. Tanda's Anole Anolis tandai3
  4. Short-nosed Groundsnake Taeniophallus brevirostris2
  5. Cryptic Racerunner Cnemidophorus cryptus2
  6. Common Lancehead Bothrops atrox2
  7. Collared Treerunner Plica plica2
  8. Amazon Bark Anole Anolis ortonii2
  9. Iphisa dorothy2
  10. Common Mussurana Clelia clelia1

Amphibians

  1. Three-striped Poison Frog Ameerega trivittata3
  2. Snouted Toad Rhinella proboscidea2
  3. Painted Forest Toadlet Engystomops petersi2
  4. Smoky Jungle Frog Leptodactylus pentadactylus1
  5. Basin White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus mystaceus1
  6. Giant Broad-headed Treefrog Osteocephalus taurinus1
  7. Allobates masniger1
  8. South American Common Toad Rhinella margaritifera1
  9. Rhinella exostosica1

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.