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Learn the wildlife of Antisana National Park

Ecuador

860 species have research-grade observations inside Antisana 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. Carunculated Caracara Daptrius carunculatus224
  2. Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor219
  3. Andean Condor Vultur gryphus148
  4. Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca138
  5. Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior136
  6. Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea118
  7. Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis110
  8. Chestnut-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albidiventris106
  9. Andean Gull Chroicocephalus serranus105
  10. Andean Teal Anas andium91

Plants

  1. Gentiana sedifolia140
  2. Azorella pedunculata126
  3. Gentianella cerastioides110
  4. Rockhausenia nubigena103
  5. Chikku Chikku Hypochaeris sessiliflora96
  6. Chuquiragua Chuquiraga jussieui84
  7. Monticalia arbutifolia72
  8. Diplostephium ericoides71
  9. Alchemilla orbiculata59
  10. Disterigma empetrifolium59

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus284
  2. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus55
  3. Andean Tapeti Sylvilagus andinus50
  4. Alpaca Lama pacos25
  5. Llama Lama glama22
  6. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis13
  7. Spectacled Bear Tremarctos ornatus11
  8. Domestic Horse Equus caballus7
  9. Long-tailed Weasel Neogale frenata3
  10. Mountain Lion Puma concolor2

Insects

  1. Oleria baizana31
  2. Gray-backed Bumble Bee Bombus funebris27
  3. Oleria cyrene24
  4. Aspicela rugosa20
  5. Andean Red Bumble Bee Bombus rubicundus17
  6. Oleria tremona16
  7. Heterogomphus schoenherri15
  8. Dynastes lichyi14
  9. Astylus bonplandi13
  10. Golofa eacus12

Spiders and kin

  1. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata3
  2. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata3
  3. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria1

Reptiles

  1. Günther's Whorltail Iguana Stenocercus guentheri3
  2. Mountain Sipo Chironius monticola1
  3. Werner's False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus leucomelas1
  4. Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake Imantodes cenchoa1
  5. Fitch's Anole Anolis fitchi1

Amphibians

  1. Riobamba Pouched Frog Gastrotheca riobambae6
  2. Short-footed Rainfrog Pristimantis curtipes3
  3. La Bonita Caecilian Caecilia orientalis2
  4. Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog Osteocephalus verruciger1

Mollusks

  1. Plekocheilus jimenezi6
  2. Naesiotus quitensis3
  3. Bocourtia aequatoria2

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.