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Learn the wildlife of Arthur's Pass National Park

New Zealand

1,487 species have research-grade observations inside Arthur's Pass 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. South Island Robin Petroica australis439
  2. Kea Nestor notabilis337
  3. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala282
  4. New Zealand Rockwren Xenicus gilviventris174
  5. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris157
  6. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura129
  7. Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos121
  8. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa79
  9. Pipipi Mohoua novaeseelandiae69
  10. Yellow-crowned Parakeet Cyanoramphus auriceps53

Plants

  1. Mount Cook lily Ranunculus lyallii506
  2. Large Mountain Daisy Celmisia semicordata386
  3. Haumakāroa Raukaua simplex359
  4. South Island Edelweiss Leucogenes grandiceps350
  5. Celmisia discolor325
  6. Mountain toatoa Phyllocladus alpinus297
  7. Mountain beech Nothofagus cliffortioides293
  8. Drosera arcturi257
  9. Mountain Five Finger Pseudopanax colensoi256
  10. Armstrong's Mountain Daisy Celmisia armstrongii251

Mammals

  1. Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula36
  2. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra17
  3. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus17
  4. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus7

Insects

  1. Chilton's Giant Dragonfly Uropetala chiltoni124
  2. Sigaus collinus109
  3. Canterbury Alpine Boulder Copper Lycaena tama63
  4. Black Mountain Ringlet Percnodaimon merula40
  5. Astelia zig-zag moth Charixena iridoxa38
  6. Sigaus nitidus26
  7. Large Hover Fly Melangyna novaezelandiae22
  8. Forest Semilooper Declana floccosa21
  9. New Zealand Grasshopper Phaulacridium marginale19
  10. Orange Underwing Paranotoreas brephosata18

Spiders and kin

  1. Ourea petroides35
  2. Knobbled Orbweaver Socca pustulosa18
  3. Water Spider Dolomedes aquaticus12
  4. Shelob inconstans8

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.