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Learn the wildlife of Chingaza National Park

Colombia

443 species have research-grade observations inside Chingaza 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. Great Thrush Turdus fuscater37
  2. White-throated Tyrannulet Mecocerculus leucophrys30
  3. Andean Guan Penelope montagnii28
  4. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus27
  5. Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager Anisognathus igniventris24
  6. Rufous-browed Conebill Conirostrum rufum19
  7. Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha19
  8. Bronze-tailed Thornbill Chalcostigma heteropogon18
  9. Golden-fronted Redstart Myioborus ornatus18
  10. Rufous Wren Cinnycerthia unirufa16

Plants

  1. Espeletia grandiflora189
  2. Espeletia argentea59
  3. Eryngium humboldtii47
  4. Telipogon berthae33
  5. Espeletia uribei33
  6. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides32
  7. Linochilus phylicoides30
  8. Bucquetia glutinosa29
  9. Fernandezia myrtillus29
  10. Puya goudotiana28

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus250
  2. Spectacled Bear Tremarctos ornatus34
  3. Brazilian Guinea Pig Cavia aperea9
  4. North Andean Red Brocket Andinocervus rufinus3
  5. Mountain Lion Puma concolor2
  6. Geoffroy's tailless bat Anoura geoffroyi1
  7. Central Neotropical River Otter Lontra longicaudis1
  8. Common Tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis1
  9. Domestic Horse Equus caballus1

Insects

  1. Andean Red Bumble Bee Bombus rubicundus49
  2. Astylus aulicus15
  3. Dimera Sulphur Colias dimera5
  4. Alychnus suturalis4
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera3
  6. Gray-backed Bumble Bee Bombus funebris3
  7. Pink-spotted Hawkmoth Agrius cingulata2
  8. Pityeja histrionaria2
  9. Paracatua rubrolimbata2
  10. Brazilian Lady Vanessa braziliensis1

Spiders and kin

  1. Phareus raptator1
  2. Rhaucus quinquelineatus1
  3. Rhaucus serripes1
  4. Tropicosa thorelli1

Reptiles

  1. Flat Andes Anole Anolis heterodermus12
  2. Duméril's Whorltail Iguana Stenocercus trachycephalus8
  3. Striped Lightbulb Lizard Riama striata7
  4. Bogotá Anadia Anadia bogotensis1
  5. Common Lancehead Bothrops atrox1
  6. Bothrocophias myrringae1

Amphibians

  1. Green Dotted Tree Frog Dendropsophus molitor12
  2. Bogota Robber Frog Pristimantis bogotensis6
  3. Elegant Robber Frog Pristimantis elegans2
  4. Pristimantis nervicus2
  5. Lynch's Stubfoot Toad Atelopus lozanoi1

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.