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Learn the wildlife of Cerro de La Estrella National Park

Distrito Federal · Mexico

975 species have research-grade observations inside Cerro de La Estrella 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. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus278
  2. Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus272
  3. Cassin's Kingbird Tyrannus vociferans270
  4. Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre211
  5. Lesser Goldfinch Spinus psaltria194
  6. Blue Grosbeak Passerina caerulea192
  7. Harris's Hawk Parabuteo unicinctus191
  8. Ladder-backed Woodpecker Dryobates scalaris187
  9. Broad-billed Hummingbird Cynanthus latirostris177
  10. Canyon Towhee Melozone fusca170

Plants

  1. Garden cosmos Cosmos bipinnatus167
  2. Tree marigold Tithonia tubaeformis130
  3. Lion's ear Leonotis nepetifolia112
  4. Aztec Lily Zephyranthes formosissima108
  5. Violettas Anoda cristata107
  6. Common morning-glory Ipomoea purpurea103
  7. Tigridia vanhouttei101
  8. Firecrackerbush Bouvardia ternifolia100
  9. Ipomoea murucoides89
  10. Ballmoss Tillandsia recurvata88

Mammals

  1. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster104
  2. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus55
  3. Merriam's pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami23
  4. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus17

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera197
  2. Calligrapha signatipennis147
  3. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana144
  4. Eleodes ruida125
  5. Euphoria basalis120
  6. Marine Blue Leptotes marina106
  7. Cornfield Grasshopper Sphenarium purpurascens106
  8. Dainty Sulphur Nathalis iole70
  9. Mexican Umber Skipper Lon vitellina70
  10. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata68

Spiders and kin

  1. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis95
  2. Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantius65
  3. Pedregal Tarantula Dugesiella anitahoffmannae56
  4. Steatoda autumnalis39
  5. Green Lynx Spider Peucetia viridans28
  6. Mexican Scorpion Vaejovis mexicanus24
  7. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata11
  8. Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona crucifera10
  9. Phidippus cerberus8
  10. Phidippus octopunctatus7

Reptiles

  1. Crevice Swift Sceloporus torquatus108
  2. Graphic Spiny Lizard Sceloporus grammicus60
  3. Mexican Bull Snake Pituophis deppei36
  4. Lined Tolucan Ground Snake Conopsis lineata16
  5. Baird's Patchnose Snake Salvadora bairdi13
  6. Yellow-throated Garter Snake Thamnophis pulchrilatus4
  7. Central Cleft Lizard Sceloporus mucronatus3

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.