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Learn the wildlife of Canaima National Park

Venezuela

690 species have research-grade observations inside Canaima 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. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis18
  2. Greater Flowerpiercer Diglossa major16
  3. Tepui Brushfinch Atlapetes personatus14
  4. Tepui Redstart Myioborus castaneocapilla10
  5. Rufous-breasted Sabrewing Campylopterus hyperythrus8
  6. Scarlet-horned Manakin Ceratopipra cornuta8
  7. Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima8
  8. White-winged Tanager Piranga leucoptera7
  9. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus6
  10. Red-banded Fruiteater Pipreola whitelyi6

Plants

  1. Drosera roraimae71
  2. Nodding marsh pitcher Heliamphora nutans57
  3. Orectanthe sceptrum54
  4. Stegolepis guianensis44
  5. Bejaria imthurnii37
  6. Brocchinia tatei34
  7. Utricularia quelchii27
  8. Epidendrum alsum24
  9. Tillandsia turneri23
  10. Brocchinia reducta23

Mammals

  1. Southern Tamandua Tamandua tetradactyla5
  2. Weeper Capuchin Cebus olivaceus4
  3. South American Coati Nasua nasua3
  4. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous3
  5. Northwestern Red Brocket Mazama americana2
  6. Flat-faced Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus planirostris1
  7. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu1
  8. Southern Opossum Didelphis marsupialis1
  9. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris1
  10. Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla1

Insects

  1. Violet-winged Grasshopper Tropidacris collaris12
  2. Hydrolutos roraimae8
  3. Charagmophorus lineatus6
  4. Bandaged Satyr Oressinoma typhla5
  5. Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata4
  6. Megalopyge lanata4
  7. Giant red-winged grasshopper Tropidacris cristata3
  8. Enema pan3
  9. Banded Lady Vanessa myrinna3
  10. Atta laevigata3

Spiders and kin

  1. Broteochactas porosus9
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes4
  3. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata3
  4. Brotheas libinallyi3
  5. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria2
  6. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi1

Reptiles

  1. Peters' Lava Lizard Tropidurus hispidus33
  2. Rainbow Whiptail Cnemidophorus lemniscatus7
  3. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva6
  4. Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus4
  5. Green Iguana Iguana iguana4
  6. Grass Anole Anolis auratus4
  7. Leaf Anole Anolis planiceps4
  8. Speckled Forest Pit Viper Bothrops taeniatus4
  9. Lichtenstein's Green Racer Philodryas olfersii3
  10. Oreosaurus mcdiarmidi3

Amphibians

  1. Yellow-headed Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates leucomelas18
  2. Longnose Frog Leptodactylus longirostris6
  3. Guyana White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus rugosus5
  4. Venezeulan pebble toad Oreophrynella nigra4
  5. Ayarzaguena's Tree Frog Tepuihyla edelcae4
  6. Rhinella nattereri4
  7. Cane Toad Rhinella marina4
  8. Rusty Tree Frog Boana boans4
  9. Drylands Tree Frog Boana xerophylla4
  10. Tepui Tree Frog Boana tepuiana3

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.