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Learn the wildlife of Caparaó National Park

Brazil

614 species have research-grade observations inside Caparaó 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 capensis34
  2. Buff-throated Warbling-Finch Microspingus lateralis29
  3. Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura26
  4. Diademed Tanager Stephanophorus diadematus25
  5. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus10
  6. Red-breasted Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus10
  7. Slaty-breasted Wood-Rail Aramides saracura8
  8. Brassy-breasted Tanager Tangara desmaresti8
  9. Mottle-cheeked Tyrannulet Phylloscartes ventralis8
  10. Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura8

Plants

  1. Gomesa barbaceniae18
  2. Abatia americana16
  3. Gomesa warmingii16
  4. Paraná Araucaria Araucaria angustifolia14
  5. Baccharis platypoda11
  6. Hippeastrum glaucescens10
  7. Fuchsia regia9
  8. Drosera montana8
  9. Zygopetalum maculatum8
  10. Leptostelma maximum8

Mammals

  1. South American Coati Nasua nasua8
  2. Brazilian Squirrel Sciurus brasiliensis5
  3. Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris4
  4. Brazilian Slender Opossum Marmosops paulensis2
  5. Greater Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous tatouay2
  6. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris2
  7. Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou spinosus2
  8. Southeastern Four-eyed Opossum Philander quica2
  9. Kinkajou Potos flavus1
  10. Tayra Eira barbara1

Insects

  1. Camponotus rufipes27
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera12
  3. Brazilian Lady Vanessa braziliensis11
  4. Mahotis montana11
  5. Sphenorhina rubra7
  6. Cholus parallelogrammus6
  7. Astylus sexmaculatus6
  8. Godartiana muscosa5
  9. Brazilian Bumble Bee Bombus brasiliensis5
  10. Taguaiba ypthima5

Spiders and kin

  1. Holcobunus uaisoh7
  2. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata6
  3. Goniosoma bragagnolo5
  4. Common House Spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum3
  5. Hogna gumia3
  6. Mesabolivar cyaneotaeniatus3
  7. Phoneutria pertyi3
  8. Micrathena sanctispiritus2
  9. Micrathena ruschii2
  10. Mischonyx squalidus2

Reptiles

  1. Yarará Lancehead Bothrops jararaca17
  2. Coastal House Snake Mesotes strigatus8
  3. Jackson's Fathead Anole Enyalius perditus6
  4. Brazilian Steppe Iguana Urostrophus vautieri5
  5. Paraguay White-lined Skink Aspronema dorsivittatum5
  6. Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon neuwiedii4
  7. Aesculapian False Coral Snake Erythrolamprus aesculapii4
  8. Keeled Sepia Snake Dryophylax hypoconia3
  9. Jiboinha Tropidodryas striaticeps2
  10. Amazon Lava Lizard Tropidurus torquatus2

Amphibians

  1. Rock River Frog Thoropa miliaris10
  2. Clay Robber Frog Haddadus binotatus6
  3. Striped Toad Rhinella crucifer4
  4. Bahia Smooth-horned Frog Proceratophrys boiei4
  5. Bandeira Button Frog Cycloramphus bandeirensis3
  6. Ornate Forest toad Rhinella ornata2
  7. Mustached Frog Leptodactylus mystacinus1
  8. Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog Scinax fuscovarius1
  9. Elegant Forest Tree Frog Dendropsophus elegans1
  10. Pointy-nosed Robber Frog Ischnocnema nasuta1

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.