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Learn the wildlife of Catimbau National Park

Brazil

323 species have research-grade observations inside Catimbau 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. Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea9
  2. Cactus Parakeet Eupsittula cactorum7
  3. Picuí Ground Dove Columbina picui4
  4. White-naped Jay Cyanocorax cyanopogon4
  5. Masked Water-Tyrant Fluvicola nengeta4
  6. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis3
  7. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus3
  8. Tropical Gnatcatcher Polioptila plumbea3
  9. Campo Troupial Icterus jamacaii3
  10. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia3

Plants

  1. Ouricury palm Syagrus coronata15
  2. Xiquexique tuberculatus14
  3. Tacinga palmadora13
  4. Melocactus inconcinnus12
  5. Jacaranda rugosa12
  6. Encholirium spectabile11
  7. Jatropha mutabilis11
  8. Tillandsia catimbauensis11
  9. Tacinga inamoena10
  10. Pilosocereus pachycladus9

Mammals

  1. Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus6
  2. Rabudo Thrichomys laurentius5
  3. Seba's Short-tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata2
  4. Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus2
  5. Hairy-legged Vampire Bat Diphylla ecaudata2
  6. Rock Cavy Kerodon rupestris2
  7. Pale spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus discolor1
  8. Greater Spear-nosed Bat Phyllostomus hastatus1
  9. Pallas's Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga soricina1
  10. Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat Lonchorhina aurita1

Insects

  1. Violet-winged Grasshopper Tropidacris collaris14
  2. Xestotrachelus robustus5
  3. Traumatomutilla indica4
  4. Brasilacris gigas4
  5. Eighty butterfly Callicore sorana3
  6. Red-crescent Scrub-Hairstreak Strymon rufofusca3
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2
  8. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae2
  9. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae2
  10. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata2

Spiders and kin

  1. Jaguajir rochae11
  2. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata6
  3. Sicarius cariri6
  4. Bothriurus asper4
  5. Amazon Ribbed Tarantula Iridopelma hirsutum3
  6. Aglaoctenus lagotis2
  7. Exilis Bronze Tarantula Dolichothele exilis2
  8. Xenoctenus kaatinga2
  9. Peucetia flava1
  10. Brazilian Salmon Pink Tarantula Lasiodora parahybana1

Reptiles

  1. Scriptosaura catimbau22
  2. Striped Lava Lizard Tropidurus semitaeniatus19
  3. Spix's Whiptail Ameivula ocellifera7
  4. Peters' Lava Lizard Tropidurus hispidus6
  5. Tropidurus cocorobensis5
  6. Brazilian Half-toed Gecko Hemidactylus brasilianus4
  7. Brazilian Monkey Lizard Polychrus acutirostris4
  8. Amphisbaena supernumeraria4
  9. Vanzosaura multiscutata4
  10. Green Iguana Iguana iguana3

Amphibians

  1. Cururu Toad Rhinella diptycha5
  2. Venezuela Snouted Tree Frog Scinax x-signatus3
  3. Emerald-eyed Tree Frog Boana crepitans3
  4. Ceará Smooth-horned Frog Proceratophrys cristiceps2
  5. Alagoas Heart-tongued Frog Phyllodytes acuminatus2
  6. Pocao Snouted Tree Frog Scinax pachycrus2
  7. Northeastern Pepper Frog Leptodactylus vastus2
  8. Cuvier’s Foam Frog Physalaemus cuvieri1
  9. Carvalho's Surinam Toad Pipa carvalhoi1
  10. Peters' Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema diplolister1

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.