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Learn the wildlife of Calilegua National Park

Argentina

717 species have research-grade observations inside Calilegua 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. Plush-crested Jay Cyanocorax chrysops42
  2. Two-banded Warbler Myiothlypis bivittata41
  3. Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus33
  4. Toco Toucan Ramphastos toco27
  5. Blue-crowned Trogon Trogon curucui24
  6. White-bellied Hummingbird Elliotomyia chionogaster24
  7. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans23
  8. Dot-fronted Woodpecker Veniliornis frontalis23
  9. Moss-backed Sparrow Arremon dorbignii23
  10. Swallow-tailed Kite Elanoides forficatus22

Plants

  1. Pfeiffera monacantha32
  2. Tillandsia australis22
  3. Red Angico Anadenanthera colubrina21
  4. Lady's eardrops Fuchsia boliviana20
  5. Amyruca Psychotria carthagenensis16
  6. Pteroglossa roseoalba15
  7. Ennealophus euryandrus14
  8. Justicia oranensis13
  9. Pogonopus tubulosus13
  10. Tuberous begonia Begonia boliviensis12

Mammals

  1. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris27
  2. Hooded Capuchin Sapajus cay13
  3. Bolivian Squirrel Sciurus ignitus9
  4. Crab-eating Raccoon Procyon cancrivorus6
  5. Common Tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis4
  6. Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla4
  7. Brown Agouti Dasyprocta variegata4
  8. Jaguar Panthera onca3
  9. Southeastern Red Brocket Mazama rufa3
  10. Mountain Lion Puma concolor2

Insects

  1. Red Postman Heliconius erato21
  2. Soldier Grasshopper Chromacris speciosa21
  3. Cyan Emperor Doxocopa cyane20
  4. Argia joergenseni14
  5. Epinome Cracker Hamadryas epinome13
  6. Common Morpho Morpho helenor11
  7. Thoas Swallowtail Heraclides thoas10
  8. Ortilia gentina10
  9. Variable Cattleheart Parides erithalion9
  10. Polistes cavapyta8

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes15
  2. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis8
  3. Aglaoctenus lagotis6
  4. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata4
  5. Micrathena crassa4
  6. Loxosceles hirsuta3
  7. Lyssomanes pauper3
  8. Tityus argentinus3
  9. Brazilian Wandering Spider Phoneutria nigriventer2
  10. Southern House Spider Kukulcania hibernalis2

Reptiles

  1. Brown Leaf Lizard Stenocercus caducus9
  2. Rose Whorltail Iguana Stenocercus roseiventris5
  3. Broad-snouted Caiman Caiman latirostris4
  4. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae3
  5. Painted Lancehead Bothrops diporus3
  6. Jan's Green Racer Philodryas varia2
  7. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva2
  8. Leacher's Whiptail Contomastix leachei2
  9. Wagler's Snake Xenodon merremii2
  10. Black-headed Snake Tantilla melanocephala1

Amphibians

  1. Yungas Red-bellied Toad Melanophryniscus rubriventris13
  2. Argentine Toad Rhinella arenarum8
  3. Rioja Tree Frog Boana riojana5
  4. Cururu Toad Rhinella diptycha4
  5. Cuvier’s Foam Frog Physalaemus cuvieri2
  6. Rufous Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema borellii2
  7. Red-headed Water Frog Telmatobius oxycephalus1
  8. Red-rimmed Monkey Tree Frog Phyllomedusa boliviana1
  9. Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog Scinax fuscovarius1

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.