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Learn the wildlife of Ciénaga de Zapata National Park

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337 species have research-grade observations inside Ciénaga de Zapata 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. American Flamingo Phoenicopterus ruber96
  2. Cuban Black Hawk Buteogallus gundlachii61
  3. Reddish Egret Egretta rufescens57
  4. White Ibis Eudocimus albus35
  5. American White Pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos27
  6. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor26
  7. Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae25
  8. Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja24
  9. Clapper Rail Rallus crepitans22
  10. Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii22

Plants

  1. Red mangrove Rhizophora mangle10
  2. Black mangrove Avicennia germinans9
  3. Pine Pink Bletia purpurea9
  4. Green Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus8
  5. Lanceleaf arrowhead Sagittaria lancifolia5
  6. Indian mango Mangifera indica3
  7. Kapok Tree Ceiba pentandra3
  8. Saltwort Batis maritima3
  9. Southern Swamp Crinum Crinum americanum3
  10. Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum3

Mammals

  1. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis1
  2. Prehensile-tailed Hutia Mysateles prehensilis1
  3. Geay's Hutia Capromys geayi1

Insects

  1. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae13
  2. Seaside Dragonlet Erythrodiplax berenice10
  3. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia5
  4. Band-winged Dragonlet Erythrodiplax umbrata5
  5. Great Southern White Ascia monuste5
  6. Rambur's Forktail Ischnura ramburii4
  7. Malachite Siproeta stelenes3
  8. Scarlet Skimmer Crocothemis servilia3
  9. Eastern Pondhawk Erythemis simplicicollis3
  10. Phaon Crescent Phyciodes phaon3

Spiders and kin

  1. Brown Dog Tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus1
  2. Cuban Bronze Tarantula Phormictopus auratus1
  3. Heteroctenus junceus1
  4. Keys Bark Scorpion Centruroides guanensis1

Reptiles

  1. Cuban Slider Trachemys decussata20
  2. Allison's Anole Anolis allisoni8
  3. Cuban Curlytail Lizard Leiocephalus cubensis8
  4. Habana Anole Anolis homolechis7
  5. Brown Anole Anolis sagrei6
  6. Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer5
  7. Cuban Ground Iguana Cyclura nubila5
  8. Auber's Ameiva Pholidoscelis auberi5
  9. Cuban Green Anole Anolis porcatus4
  10. Cuban Racer Cubophis cantherigerus3

Fish

  1. Northern Caribbean Pupfish Cyprinodon riverendi5
  2. Redfin Needlefish Strongylura notata3
  3. Cuban Pupfish Cubanichthys cubensis3
  4. Great Barracuda Sphyraena barracuda2
  5. Caribbean Gambusia Gambusia puncticulata2
  6. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis1
  7. Houndfish Tylosurus crocodilus1
  8. Common Bonefish Albula vulpes1
  9. Bar Jack Caranx ruber1
  10. Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride1

Mollusks

  1. Caribbean Reef Squid Sepioteuthis sepioidea1
  2. Florida Apple Snail Pomacea paludosa1
  3. Caribbean Reef Octopus Octopus briareus1
  4. West Indian False Cerith Lampanella minima1
  5. Queen Conch Aliger gigas1

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.