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Learn the wildlife of Erawan National Park

Thailand

399 species have research-grade observations inside Erawan 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. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus23
  2. Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris20
  3. White-rumped Shama Copsychus malabaricus18
  4. Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris11
  5. Red Junglefowl Gallus gallus6
  6. Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi6
  7. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea5
  8. Indochinese Roller Coracias affinis5
  9. Red-billed Blue-Magpie Urocissa erythroryncha5
  10. Chestnut-headed Bee-eater Merops leschenaulti4

Plants

  1. Begonia murina12
  2. Popping Pod Ruellia tuberosa4
  3. Black maidenhair fern Adiantum capillus-veneris3
  4. Ivy gourd Coccinia grandis3
  5. Blue Trumpet Vine Thunbergia laurifolia3
  6. Siam weed Chromolaena odorata3
  7. Jeweled maiden fern Amblovenatum opulentum3
  8. Distimake vitifolius3
  9. Common lantana Lantana camara2
  10. Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus2

Mammals

  1. Wild Boar Sus scrofa3
  2. Northern Gray-bellied Squirrel Callosciurus caniceps3
  3. Stoliczka's Trident Bat Aselliscus stoliczkanus2
  4. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris2
  5. Great Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros armiger1
  6. Pallas' Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus1
  7. Greater False Vampire Bat Lyroderma lyra1

Insects

  1. Laidlaw's Threadtail Prodasineura laidlawii29
  2. Common Mormon Swallowtail Papilio polytes18
  3. Common Rose Swallowtail Pachliopta aristolochiae16
  4. Heliocypha biforata16
  5. White Dragontail Butterfly Lamproptera curius15
  6. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita13
  7. Straight Pierrot Caleta roxus12
  8. Red Helen Swallowtail Papilio helenus11
  9. Crimson Marsh Glider Trithemis aurora10
  10. Black and White Helen Papilio chaon10

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes9
  2. Hasselt's Spiny Spider Macracantha hasselti9
  3. Leucauge tessellata6
  4. Tailed Cellar Spider Crossopriza lyoni2
  5. Orange-and-black Pear Spider Leucauge fastigata2
  6. Thai Black Tarantula Melopoeus minax2
  7. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi1
  8. Metallic blue jumper Thiania bhamoensis1
  9. Abandoned-web Orb-weaver Parawixia dehaani1
  10. Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope aemula1

Reptiles

  1. Spotted Forest Skink Sphenomorphus maculatus49
  2. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator24
  3. Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma15
  4. Siamese Blue Crested Lizard Calotes goetzi13
  5. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus7
  6. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata6
  7. Kanchanaburi Spotted Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus monilatus5
  8. Beauty Ratsnake Elaphe taeniura4
  9. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko3
  10. Golden Tree Snake Chrysopelea ornata2

Amphibians

  1. Blyth's River Frog Limnonectes blythii4
  2. Smith's Litter Frog Leptobrachium smithi2
  3. Spot-legged Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus2
  4. Green mountain frog Odorrana livida2
  5. Beautiful Pygmy Frog Microhyla pulchra1
  6. Round-tongued Floating Frog Occidozyga martensii1
  7. Limborg's frog Limnonectes limborgi1
  8. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus1

Fish

  1. Garra fluviatilis12
  2. Hampala Barb Hampala macrolepidota4
  3. Rhombic Barb Barbodes rhombeus3
  4. Queen Danio Devario regina2
  5. Sidestripe Rasbora Rasbora paviana2
  6. Red-tailed Snakehead Channa limbata1
  7. Spanner Barb Striuntius lateristriga1

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.