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Learn the wildlife of Darién National Park

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820 species have research-grade observations inside Darién 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. Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens14
  2. Varied Solitaire Myadestes coloratus13
  3. Yellow-eared Toucanet Selenidera spectabilis13
  4. White-fronted Nunbird Monasa morphoeus12
  5. Red-throated Caracara Ibycter americanus11
  6. Pirre Chlorospingus Chlorospingus inornatus11
  7. Red-and-green Macaw Ara chloropterus10
  8. Greenish Puffleg Haplophaedia aureliae9
  9. Scarlet-browed Tanager Heterospingus xanthopygius9
  10. Pirre Hummingbird Goldmania bella9

Plants

  1. Hot Lips Palicourea elata12
  2. Symbolanthus solaris9
  3. Grapeleaf passionflower Passiflora vitifolia8
  4. Canoe tree Cavanillesia platanifolia7
  5. Notopleura uliginosa5
  6. Panama Queen Aphelandra sinclairiana5
  7. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera4
  8. Chrysothemis friedrichsthaliana4
  9. Voyria pittieri4
  10. Sore-mouth bush Palicourea tomentosa4

Mammals

  1. Brown-headed Spider Monkey Ateles fusciceps10
  2. Geoffroy’s Tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi7
  3. Colombian White-throated Capuchin Cebus capucinus5
  4. Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata4
  5. Common tent-making Bat Uroderma bilobatum3
  6. Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso3
  7. Panamanian Night Monkey Aotus zonalis3
  8. Margay Leopardus wiedii2
  9. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous2
  10. Southern Opossum Didelphis marsupialis2

Insects

  1. Large Woodskimmer Uracis fastigiata21
  2. Moon Satyr Pierella luna13
  3. Rhinoceros Dung Beetle Oxysternon conspicillatum13
  4. Black-winged Dragonlet Erythrodiplax funerea7
  5. Urania Swallowtail Moth Urania fulgens7
  6. Garnet Dancer Argia fulgida6
  7. Rusted Clearwing-Satyr Cithaerias pireta6
  8. Orange Daggerwing Marpesia berania6
  9. Blue-winged Helicopter Megaloprepus caerulatus5
  10. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris5

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes9
  2. Hapalopus coloratus7
  3. Micrathena raimondi5
  4. Micrathena lepidoptera4
  5. Paraphrynus laevifrons3
  6. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi3
  7. Panama Blonde Tarantula Psalmopoeus pulcher3
  8. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata2
  9. Sylvan Jumping Spider Colonus sylvanus2
  10. Bogota Giant Fishing Spider Ancylometes bogotensis2

Reptiles

  1. Cope's Vine Snake Oxybelis brevirostris6
  2. Yellow-headed Gecko Gonatodes albogularis6
  3. Bocourt's Dwarf Iguana Enyalioides heterolepis6
  4. Common Basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus5
  5. Green Iguana Iguana iguana5
  6. Northern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus rapicauda5
  7. Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius5
  8. Terciopelo Bothrops asper4
  9. Puffing Snake Phrynonax poecilonotus4
  10. Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake Imantodes cenchoa3

Amphibians

  1. Green-and-black Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates auratus24
  2. Pirri Harlequin Frog Atelopus glyphus20
  3. Forest Toad Rhinella alata15
  4. Leaf Litter Toad Rhaebo haematiticus11
  5. Fitzinger's Robber Frog Craugastor fitzingeri9
  6. La Loma Robber Frog Pristimantis caryophyllaceus7
  7. Pugnosed Tree Frog Smilisca sila6
  8. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis5
  9. Banded Rain Frog Pristimantis taeniatus4
  10. Diasporus darienensis4

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.