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Learn the wildlife of Cajas National Park

Ecuador

468 species have research-grade observations inside Cajas 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. Chestnut-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albidiventris119
  2. Andean Teal Anas andium91
  3. Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor77
  4. Tit-like Dacnis Xenodacnis parina63
  5. Blue-mantled Thornbill Chalcostigma stanleyi61
  6. Slate-colored Coot Fulica ardesiaca51
  7. Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis51
  8. Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor46
  9. Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata45
  10. Andean Duck Oxyura ferruginea40

Plants

  1. Chuquiragua Chuquiraga jussieui164
  2. Valeriana rigida147
  3. Gentiana sedifolia118
  4. Puya clava-herculis109
  5. Gentianella cerastioides83
  6. Valeriana microphylla77
  7. Chikku Chikku Hypochaeris sessiliflora70
  8. Rockhausenia nubigena69
  9. Gentianella rapunculoides64
  10. Water mattress Plantago rigida63

Mammals

  1. Llama Lama glama18
  2. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus14
  3. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus10
  4. Ecuadorean small-eared shrew Cryptotis montivagus4
  5. Black Rat Rattus rattus2
  6. Long-tailed Weasel Neogale frenata2
  7. Alpaca Lama pacos1

Insects

  1. Andean Red Bumble Bee Bombus rubicundus10
  2. Gray-backed Bumble Bee Bombus funebris10
  3. Andean Stick Insect Monticomorpha semele10
  4. Astylus moreti6
  5. Jivarus ecuadoricus5
  6. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata4
  7. Altopedaliodes tena4
  8. Andean Silverspot Dione glycera3
  9. Panyapedaliodes drymaea3
  10. Jivarus riveti3

Spiders and kin

  1. Micrathena gaujoni6
  2. Araneus carchi2
  3. Micrathena rubicundula1
  4. Phoroncidia saboya1

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.