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Learn the wildlife of Chagres National Park

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1,374 species have research-grade observations inside Chagres 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. Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola94
  2. Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza90
  3. Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava87
  4. Snowy-bellied Hummingbird Saucerottia edward81
  5. White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora80
  6. Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus80
  7. Thick-billed Euphonia Euphonia laniirostris74
  8. Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica74
  9. Shining Honeycreeper Cyanerpes lucidus73
  10. Crimson-backed Tanager Ramphocelus dimidiatus60

Plants

  1. Sore-mouth bush Palicourea tomentosa27
  2. Star of Bethlehem Hippobroma longiflora20
  3. Parrot's Beak Heliconia psittacorum17
  4. Sunset Bells Chrysothemis pulchella15
  5. Shortstem philodendron Philodendron fragrantissimum13
  6. Epidendrum wallisii13
  7. Guzmania musaica12
  8. Papaya Carica papaya11
  9. Bulbous Airplant Tillandsia bulbosa9
  10. Bamboo Orchid Arundina graminifolia9

Mammals

  1. Geoffroy’s Tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi37
  2. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus36
  3. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis35
  4. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata12
  5. Variegated Squirrel Sciurus variegatoides9
  6. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni9
  7. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica7
  8. Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata4
  9. West Andean Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus fenestratus4
  10. Spotted Paca Cuniculus paca3

Insects

  1. Confusa Tigerwing Methona confusa40
  2. Banded Peacock Anartia fatima37
  3. Ithomia diasia23
  4. Hairy-headed leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes19
  5. Variable Crescent Eresia ithomioides19
  6. Red Postman Heliconius erato15
  7. Cydno Longwing Heliconius cydno15
  8. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris15
  9. Sara Longwing Heliconius sara12
  10. Emerald Cicada Zammara smaragdina11

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes31
  2. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata18
  3. Argiope submaronica10
  4. Pretty Orbweaver Eriophora nephiloides5
  5. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis4
  6. Micrathena sexspinosa3
  7. Panama Blonde Tarantula Psalmopoeus pulcher3
  8. Eupoecilaema panamaense3
  9. Phoneutria depilata3
  10. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi2

Reptiles

  1. Common Basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus21
  2. Puffing Snake Phrynonax poecilonotus14
  3. Terciopelo Bothrops asper13
  4. Dusky Giant Ameiva Ameiva praesignis11
  5. Central American Coralsnake Micrurus nigrocinctus9
  6. Helmeted Iguana Corytophanes cristatus8
  7. Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris6
  8. Central American Eyelash-Viper Bothriechis nigroadspersus5
  9. Rainforest Hognose Viper Porthidium nasutum4
  10. Green Iguana Iguana iguana4

Amphibians

  1. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis12
  2. Túngara Frog Engystomops pustulosus11
  3. Forest Toad Rhinella alata11
  4. Gaige's Rain Frog Pristimantis gaigei9
  5. Rainforest Rocket Frog Silverstoneia flotator7
  6. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates auratus5
  7. Fitzinger's Robber Frog Craugastor fitzingeri4
  8. Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas3
  9. Masked Tree Frog Smilisca phaeota3
  10. Striped Rocket Frog Allobates talamancae3

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.