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Learn the wildlife of Cayambe Coca National Park

Ecuador

1,756 species have research-grade observations inside Cayambe Coca 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. Shining Sunbeam Aglaeactis cupripennis157
  2. Great Thrush Turdus fuscater150
  3. Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis144
  4. Spectacled Redstart Myioborus melanocephalus111
  5. Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma110
  6. Chestnut-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albidiventris102
  7. Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha97
  8. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis96
  9. Andean Teal Anas andium88
  10. Chestnut-breasted Coronet Boissonneaua matthewsii86

Plants

  1. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides317
  2. Thick Firmoss Phlegmariurus crassus268
  3. Dorobaea pimpinellifolia253
  4. Gentiana sedifolia248
  5. Water mattress Plantago rigida245
  6. Chikku Chikku Hypochaeris sessiliflora235
  7. Lasiocephalus ovatus216
  8. Red Angel's Trumpet Brugmansia sanguinea202
  9. Puya clava-herculis196
  10. Valeriana microphylla193

Mammals

  1. Andean Tapeti Sylvilagus andinus121
  2. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus103
  3. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus71
  4. Mountain Tapir Tapirus pinchaque67
  5. Spectacled Bear Tremarctos ornatus54
  6. Andean White-eared Opossum Didelphis pernigra25
  7. Stump-tailed Porcupine Coendou rufescens14
  8. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis8
  9. Mountain Coati Nasua olivacea7
  10. Llama Lama glama6

Insects

  1. Gray-backed Bumble Bee Bombus funebris49
  2. Epilachna riveti44
  3. Andean Red Bumble Bee Bombus rubicundus31
  4. Ennya sobria26
  5. Eumastax salazari18
  6. Astylus bonplandi18
  7. Pseudohaetera hypaesia13
  8. Bombus robustus13
  9. Andean Silverspot Dione glycera12
  10. Ommatolampis quadrimaculata12

Spiders and kin

  1. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata12
  2. Micrathena stuebeli7
  3. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis4

Reptiles

  1. Fitch's Anole Anolis fitchi19
  2. Atractus ukupacha7
  3. Atractus zgap6
  4. Common Stream Lizard Potamites ecpleopus5
  5. Brown-eared Anole Anolis fuscoauratus5

Amphibians

  1. South American Common Toad Rhinella margaritifera14
  2. Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog Osteocephalus verruciger11
  3. Linda's Tree Frog Hyloscirtus lindae11
  4. Festa's Rainfrog Pristimantis festae10
  5. Short-footed Rainfrog Pristimantis curtipes7
  6. Napo Plump Toadlet Osornophryne antisana5
  7. Rio Azuela Robber Frog Pristimantis incanus5
  8. Frailejón Rainfrog Pristimantis thymelensis5
  9. Buckley's Rainfrog Pristimantis buckleyi4
  10. Metallic Robber Frog Pristimantis lanthanites4

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.