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Learn the wildlife of Bach Ma National Park

Vietnam

515 species have research-grade observations inside Bach Ma 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. Indochinese Yuhina Staphida torqueola28
  2. Necklaced Barbet Psilopogon auricularis20
  3. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus14
  4. Sultan Tit Melanochlora sultanea12
  5. White-browed Shrike-Babbler Pteruthius aeralatus12
  6. Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis12
  7. Mountain Fulvetta Alcippe peracensis11
  8. Red-headed Trogon Harpactes erythrocephalus11
  9. Orange-bellied Leafbird Chloropsis hardwickii10
  10. Silver Pheasant Lophura nycthemera9

Plants

  1. Bamboo Orchid Arundina graminifolia21
  2. Staghorn clubmoss Palhinhaea cernua6
  3. Rhaphidophora decursiva6
  4. Platanthera angustata5
  5. Broad-leaf Fern Dipteris conjugata3
  6. Cerulean flax-lily Dianella ensifolia3
  7. Rhopalocnemis phalloides3
  8. White beggarticks Bidens alba3
  9. Ladder brake Pteris vittata2
  10. Largeflower pink-sorrel Oxalis debilis2

Mammals

  1. Pallas' Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus7
  2. Annamite Muntjac Muntiacus truongsonensis7
  3. Asian Red-cheeked Squirrel Dremomys rufigenis6
  4. Intermediate Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus affinis3
  5. Small-toothed Ferret Badger Melogale moschata3
  6. Cambodian Striped Squirrel Tamiops rodolphii3
  7. Northern Palm Civet Paradoxurus hermaphroditus3
  8. Ratanaworabhan's Fruit Bat Megaerops niphanae2
  9. Maritime Striped Squirrel Tamiops maritimus2
  10. Pearson's Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus pearsonii1

Insects

  1. Spinohirasea bengalensis31
  2. Tropical Swallowtail Moth Lyssa zampa24
  3. Brockphasma spinifemoralis12
  4. Red Helen Swallowtail Papilio helenus8
  5. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina7
  6. Jungle Glory Thaumantis diores7
  7. Three-coloured Kaiser Penthema darlisa7
  8. Blue Admiral Kaniska canace6
  9. Glassy Tiger Parantica aglea6
  10. Iridescent Tiger Beetle Cosmodela duponti6

Spiders and kin

  1. Argiope vietnamensis4
  2. Asian Hermit Spider Nephilengys malabarensis3
  3. Steatoda terastiosa3
  4. Joro Spider Trichonephila clavata3
  5. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria2
  6. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus1
  7. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes1
  8. Chinese Swimming Scorpion Lychas mucronatus1
  9. Black-and-white Spiny Spider Gasteracantha kuhli1

Reptiles

  1. Gia Lai Pricklenape Acanthosaura nataliae38
  2. Big-eyed Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon macrops10
  3. Tai-yong Keelback Hebius boulengeri8
  4. Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus6
  5. Jade Tree Snake Gonyosoma iadinum6
  6. Burmese False Bloodsucker Pseudocalotes microlepis5
  7. South-East Asian Green Grass Lizard Takydromus hani5
  8. Formosa Slug Snake Pareas formosensis4
  9. Vogel’s Pit Viper Trimeresurus vogeli4
  10. Bronze Grass Skink Eutropis macularia4

Amphibians

  1. Nanohyla marmorata6
  2. Bana Spadefoot Toad Leptobrachium banae5
  3. Han's Mountain Toad Ophryophryne hansi4
  4. Kurixalus banaensis3
  5. Similar Frog Hylarana attigua3
  6. Dark-sided Chorus Frog Microhyla heymonsi2
  7. Spot-legged Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus2
  8. Green Cascade Frog Odorrana chloronota2
  9. Rhacophorus annamensis2
  10. Truong Son Horned Toad Xenophrys truongsonensis2

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.