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Learn the wildlife of Chitwan National Park

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578 species have research-grade observations inside Chitwan 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. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus166
  2. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis96
  3. Asian Openbill Anastomus oscitans95
  4. Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea88
  5. Oriental Darter Anhinga melanogaster77
  6. Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus72
  7. Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela64
  8. Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris62
  9. Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii60
  10. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus53

Plants

  1. Red Silk Cotton Tree Bombax ceiba15
  2. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes14
  3. Common lantana Lantana camara11
  4. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica8
  5. Water Lettuce Pistia stratiotes7
  6. Surattense Nightshade Solanum virginianum7
  7. Crown flower Calotropis gigantea6
  8. Hill glorybower Clerodendrum infortunatum6
  9. Caesar weed Urena lobata6
  10. Dillenia pentagyna6

Mammals

  1. Indian Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis480
  2. Chital Axis axis253
  3. Nepal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus83
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa80
  5. Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta79
  6. Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus68
  7. Sambar Rusa unicolor65
  8. Indochinese Hog Deer Axis porcinus62
  9. Tiger Panthera tigris51
  10. Asian Elephant Elephas maximus41

Insects

  1. Macrocheraia grandis53
  2. Common Mormon Swallowtail Papilio polytes28
  3. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana19
  4. Scarlet Skimmer Crocothemis servilia18
  5. Common Tiger Butterfly Danaus genutia16
  6. Grey Pansy Junonia atlites12
  7. Common Pierrot Castalius rosimon10
  8. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina10
  9. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina10
  10. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina8

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes18
  2. Garden cross spider Argiope pulchella6
  3. Hasselt's Spiny Spider Macracantha hasselti3
  4. Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope aemula2
  5. Orange-and-black Pear Spider Leucauge fastigata2
  6. Decorative Vleispider Leucauge decorata1

Reptiles

  1. Gharial Gavialis gangeticus223
  2. Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustris212
  3. Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis39
  4. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor21
  5. Burmese Python Python bivittatus14
  6. Ganges Softshell Turtle Nilssonia gangetica13
  7. Three-keeled Land Turtle Melanochelys tricarinata6
  8. Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa5
  9. Indian Black Turtle Melanochelys trijuga5
  10. Elongated Tortoise Indotestudo elongata5

Amphibians

  1. Indus Valley Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus3
  2. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus3
  3. Bangladesh Skittering Frog Euphlyctis adolfi3
  4. Chunam Tree Frog Polypedates maculatus1

Fish

  1. Bullseye Snakehead Channa marulius3
  2. Orangefin labeo Labeo calbasu2
  3. Bangana dero1

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.