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Learn the wildlife of Cumbres de Monterrey National Park

Nuevo León · Mexico

3,821 species have research-grade observations inside Cumbres de Monterrey 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. Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi805
  2. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus534
  3. Rufous-capped Warbler Basileuterus rufifrons403
  4. Black-crested Titmouse Baeolophus atricristatus402
  5. Painted Redstart Myioborus pictus309
  6. Hepatic Tanager Piranga flava288
  7. Coppery-tailed Trogon Trogon ambiguus257
  8. Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus250
  9. Bronzed Cowbird Molothrus aeneus196
  10. Ruby-crowned Kinglet Corthylio calendula184

Plants

  1. Firecrackerbush Bouvardia ternifolia382
  2. Palmer's Sedum Sedum palmeri294
  3. Packera coahuilensis288
  4. Rose evening primrose Oenothera rosea284
  5. Smooth-bark Mexican pine Pinus pseudostrobus242
  6. Echinocereus viereckii233
  7. Vigethia mexicana206
  8. Eastern redbud Cercis canadensis204
  9. Vernonia greggii202
  10. Alpine cancer-root Conopholis alpina201

Mammals

  1. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica732
  2. Allen's Squirrel Sciurus alleni346
  3. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus313
  4. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus300
  5. American Black Bear Ursus americanus129
  6. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus70
  7. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus45

Insects

  1. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia621
  2. Pterophylla beltrani395
  3. Monarch Danaus plexippus369
  4. Palamedes Swallowtail Papilio palamedes305
  5. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris277
  6. Spot-celled Sister Adelpha basiloides254
  7. Common Mestra Mestra amymone233
  8. Texan Crescent Anthanassa texana232
  9. Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta224
  10. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia217

Spiders and kin

  1. Yellow Garden Spider Argiope aurantia163
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes163
  3. Arrowhead Orbweaver Verrucosa arenata156
  4. Dolomedes holti76
  5. Mexican Two-tailed Spider Neotama mexicana51
  6. Leiobunum viridorsum45
  7. Phidippus arizonensis41
  8. Mastigoproctus cinteotl36
  9. Green Lynx Spider Peucetia viridans34
  10. Leucauge mariana33

Reptiles

  1. Texas Alligator Lizard Gerrhonotus infernalis274
  2. Blue Spiny Lizard Sceloporus cyanogenys273
  3. Crevice Swift Sceloporus torquatus244
  4. Northern Rose-bellied Lizard Sceloporus marmoratus197
  5. Texas Spiny Lizard Sceloporus olivaceus157
  6. Couch's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus couchii133
  7. Common Spotted Whiptail Aspidoscelis gularis117
  8. Graphic Spiny Lizard Sceloporus grammicus107
  9. Baird's Ratsnake Pantherophis bairdi92
  10. Scincella silvicola77

Amphibians

  1. Small-eared Tree Frog Rheohyla miotympanum354
  2. Gulf Coast Toad Incilius nebulifer76
  3. Rio Grande Leopard Frog Lithobates berlandieri68
  4. Red-spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus30

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.