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Learn the wildlife of Emas National Park

Brazil

440 species have research-grade observations inside Emas 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. Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima33
  2. Curl-crested Jay Cyanocorax cristatellus32
  3. Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata25
  4. White-tailed Hawk Geranoaetus albicaudatus20
  5. Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola17
  6. Chopí Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi17
  7. Streamer-tailed Tyrant Gubernetes yetapa16
  8. Greater Rhea Rhea americana16
  9. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus15
  10. Lesser Yellow-headed Vulture Cathartes burrovianus14

Plants

  1. Calliandra dysantha14
  2. Palicourea rigida8
  3. Palicourea coriacea8
  4. Sore-mouth bush Palicourea tomentosa8
  5. Moriche palm Mauritia flexuosa7
  6. Caryocar brasiliense7
  7. Annona crassiflora6
  8. Duguetia furfuracea5
  9. Pouteria torta4
  10. Miconia albicans4

Mammals

  1. Pampas Deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus29
  2. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous25
  3. Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus16
  4. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris11
  5. Amazon Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus amazonicus11
  6. Azara's Agouti Dasyprocta azarae10
  7. Hoary Fox Lycalopex vetula9
  8. White-lipped Peccary Tayassu pecari8
  9. Six-banded Armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus7
  10. Cerrado Naked-tailed Armadillo Cabassous squamicaudis7

Insects

  1. Pyrearinus termitilluminans7
  2. Corydalus diasi5
  3. Fadus Sphinx Aellopos fadus4
  4. Clearspot Bluewing Zenithoptera lanei4
  5. Many-banded Skipper Timochares trifasciata4
  6. Xestotrachelus robustus4
  7. Variable Cracker Hamadryas feronia3
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2
  9. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae2
  10. Veined White-Skipper Heliopetes arsalte2

Spiders and kin

  1. Parawixia bistriata5
  2. Phoneutria eickstedtae3
  3. Amauromastigon maximus3
  4. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus1
  5. Hogna gumia1
  6. Harmonicon candango1

Reptiles

  1. Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus25
  2. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae25
  3. Cerrado Lancehead Bothrops pauloensis18
  4. Yellow Tegu Salvator duseni12
  5. Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor11
  6. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva9
  7. Urutu Lancehead Bothrops alternatus9
  8. Brazilian Lancehead Bothrops moojeni8
  9. Brazilian Green Racer Philodryas aestiva8
  10. Green Anaconda Eunectes murinus6

Amphibians

  1. Cururu Toad Rhinella diptycha6
  2. Pepper Frog Leptodactylus labyrinthicus5
  3. Fuscous-blotched Snouted Tree Frog Scinax fuscovarius4
  4. Rio Pardo Tree Frog Dendropsophus cerradensis2
  5. Rusty Toad Rhinella rubescens1
  6. Cuyaba Dwarf Frog Physalaemus nattereri1
  7. Araguari Tree Frog Boana paranaiba1

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.