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Learn the wildlife of Brasília National Park

Brazil

959 species have research-grade observations inside Brasília 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. White-lined Tanager Tachyphonus rufus62
  2. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis48
  3. Black-fronted Nunbird Monasa nigrifrons37
  4. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis36
  5. Helmeted Manakin Chiroxiphia galeata35
  6. Golden-crowned Warbler Basileuterus culicivorus29
  7. Burnished-buff Tanager Stilpnia cayana27
  8. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus24
  9. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda18
  10. Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas16

Plants

  1. Calliandra dysantha35
  2. Miconia albicans20
  3. Caryocar brasiliense20
  4. Jacaranda ulei17
  5. Kielmeyera coriacea16
  6. Macairea radula12
  7. Qualea grandiflora12
  8. Peperomia circinnata10
  9. Justicia lanstyakii10
  10. Zeyheria montana9

Mammals

  1. Black-striped Capuchin Sapajus libidinosus96
  2. South American Coati Nasua nasua75
  3. Azara's Agouti Dasyprocta azarae34
  4. Black-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix penicillata26
  5. Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus planirostris2
  6. Cerrado climbing mouse Rhipidomys macrurus2
  7. Long-tailed Porcupine Coendou longicaudatus2

Insects

  1. Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa841
  2. Variable Cracker Hamadryas feronia264
  3. Eighty butterfly Callicore sorana71
  4. Common Morpho Morpho helenor64
  5. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris34
  6. Lowland Owl Opsiphanes invirae30
  7. Astarte eighty-eight Callicore astarte26
  8. Nhambikuara cerradensis26
  9. Red-striped Leafwing Siderone galanthis20
  10. Apistosia judas11

Spiders and kin

  1. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus4
  2. Aglaoctenus lagotis4
  3. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes4
  4. Cayenne Tick Amblyomma cajennense3
  5. Parawixia bistriata3
  6. Corythalia conferta3
  7. Brazilian Giant Black Tarantula Acanthoscurria paulensis2
  8. Marma nigritarsis2
  9. Actinopus candango2
  10. Harmonicon candango2

Reptiles

  1. Amazon Lava Lizard Tropidurus torquatus16
  2. Brazilian Monkey Lizard Polychrus acutirostris10
  3. Enyalius capetinga10
  4. Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus7
  5. Brazilian Lancehead Bothrops moojeni6
  6. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva6
  7. Lichtenstein's Green Racer Philodryas olfersii5
  8. South American Spotted Skink Copeoglossum nigropunctatum5
  9. Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius5
  10. Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor4

Amphibians

  1. Cururu Toad Rhinella diptycha3
  2. Rusty Toad Rhinella rubescens3
  3. Roncador Tree Frog Bokermannohyla sapiranga3
  4. Basin White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus mystaceus2
  5. Lutz's Poison Frog Ameerega flavopicta2
  6. Yellow-spotted Tree Frog Boana albopunctata2
  7. Goiás Tree Frog Boana goiana2

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.