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Learn the wildlife of Cañón del Sumidero National Park

Mexico

1,999 species have research-grade observations inside Cañón del Sumidero 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. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus171
  2. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis130
  3. Great Egret Ardea alba112
  4. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias78
  5. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum72
  6. Russet-crowned Motmot Momotus mexicanus67
  7. Streak-backed Oriole Icterus pustulatus56
  8. Olive Sparrow Arremonops rufivirgatus55
  9. Plain Chachalaca Ortalis vetula48
  10. Snowy Egret Egretta thula47

Plants

  1. Ruellia breedlovei95
  2. Tillandsia flabellata84
  3. Gumbo Limbo Bursera simaruba71
  4. Cephalocereus apicicephalium59
  5. Grijalva's Agave Agave kewensis57
  6. Kohleria rugata50
  7. Guapilla Hechtia glomerata49
  8. Red Aphelandra Aphelandra scabra47
  9. Slender ruellia Ruellia inundata44
  10. Antiqua Sage Russelia sarmentosa41

Mammals

  1. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus19
  2. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster19
  3. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica14
  4. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus11
  5. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis6

Insects

  1. Sphenarium histrio94
  2. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia54
  3. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris48
  4. Simple Patch Chlosyne hippodrome48
  5. Rusty-tipped Page Siproeta epaphus47
  6. Iphicleola Sister Adelpha iphicleola46
  7. Malachite Siproeta stelenes44
  8. Northern Red Rim Biblis aganisa43
  9. Erodyle Checkerspot Chlosyne erodyle40
  10. Elf Butterfly Microtia elva38

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes80
  2. Spined Micrathena Micrathena gracilis19
  3. Tropical Orbweaver Eriophora ravilla11
  4. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis10
  5. Green Lynx Spider Peucetia viridans9

Reptiles

  1. American Crocodile Crocodylus acutus351
  2. Southern Rose-bellied Lizard Sceloporus olloporus57
  3. Green Iguana Iguana iguana32
  4. Brown's Coralsnake Micrurus browni11
  5. Western Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata10
  6. Green Vine Snake Oxybelis fulgidus7
  7. Moist Forest Anole Anolis unilobatus7
  8. Green Rat Snake Senticolis triaspis6

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.