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Learn the wildlife of Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

Brazil

787 species have research-grade observations inside Chapada dos Veadeiros 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. Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata13
  2. Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna10
  3. Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus8
  4. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis8
  5. White-naped Jay Cyanocorax cyanopogon6
  6. Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava6
  7. Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea6
  8. Chopí Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi5
  9. Greater Rhea Rhea americana5
  10. Black-throated Saltator Saltatricula atricollis5

Plants

  1. Manihot peltata48
  2. Vellozia variabilis42
  3. Diplusodon cordifolius40
  4. Palicourea rigida39
  5. Microlicia stenodonoides38
  6. Pilosocereus machrisii35
  7. Chresta speciosa33
  8. Microlicia cryptandra33
  9. Vellozia tubiflora32
  10. Stipecoma peltigera26

Mammals

  1. Black-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix penicillata13
  2. Pampas Deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus11
  3. Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus3
  4. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris3
  5. Brazilian Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea flavidens3
  6. Black-striped Capuchin Sapajus libidinosus2
  7. Crab-eating Raccoon Procyon cancrivorus1
  8. Tayra Eira barbara1
  9. Jaguar Panthera onca1
  10. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis1

Insects

  1. Dotted Prince Stalachtis phlegia24
  2. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata11
  3. Variable Cracker Hamadryas feronia9
  4. Violet-winged Grasshopper Tropidacris collaris6
  5. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris5
  6. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera4
  7. Eighty butterfly Callicore sorana4
  8. Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa4
  9. Myrciariamyia admirabilis4
  10. Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius3

Spiders and kin

  1. Aglaoctenus lagotis5
  2. Hogna gumia2
  3. Nhandu cerradensis2
  4. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis1
  5. Lycosa erythrognatha1

Reptiles

  1. Spix's Whiptail Ameivula ocellifera8
  2. Brazilian Monkey Lizard Polychrus acutirostris7
  3. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae7
  4. Brazilian Lancehead Bothrops moojeni4
  5. Cerrado Lava Lizard Tropidurus oreadicus4
  6. Southeast Brazilian Sipo Chironius brazili4
  7. Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus3
  8. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva3
  9. Patagonian Racer Philodryas patagoniensis3
  10. Green Anaconda Eunectes murinus2

Amphibians

  1. Lutz's Poison Frog Ameerega flavopicta9
  2. Chapada dos Veadeiros Tree Frog Boana ericae3
  3. Veadeiros tree frog Bokermannohyla pseudopseudis2
  4. Cururu Toad Rhinella diptycha2
  5. Goias White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus tapiti1
  6. Basin White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus syphax1
  7. Pepper Frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus1
  8. Barycholos ternetzi1
  9. Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog Scinax fuscovarius1
  10. Brown-bordered Snouted Tree Frog Scinax fuscomarginatus1

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.