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Learn the wildlife of Fiordland National Park

New Zealand

2,507 species have research-grade observations inside Fiordland 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. Kea Nestor notabilis1,324
  2. South Island Robin Petroica australis651
  3. Weka Gallirallus australis538
  4. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala412
  5. New Zealand Scaup Aythya novaeseelandiae280
  6. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa188
  7. New Zealand Rockwren Xenicus gilviventris152
  8. New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis150
  9. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura141
  10. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs135

Plants

  1. Silver beech Nothofagus menziesii358
  2. Easter Orchid Earina autumnalis309
  3. Crown Fern Lomaria discolor292
  4. Prickly Shield Fern Polystichum vestitum271
  5. Mount Cook lily Ranunculus lyallii261
  6. Pineapple Scrub Dracophyllum menziesii245
  7. Celmisia verbascifolia228
  8. Mountain toatoa Phyllocladus alpinus218
  9. Lancewood Pseudopanax crassifolius208
  10. Rosy Sundew Drosera spatulata208

Mammals

  1. Long-nosed Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri186
  2. Red Deer Cervus elaphus23
  3. Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula19

Insects

  1. Meterana praesignis51
  2. Lacebark Looper Epiphryne undosata47
  3. Helms's Stag Beetle Geodorcus helmsi47
  4. Forest Semilooper Declana floccosa45
  5. New Zealand Glowworm Arachnocampa luminosa42
  6. New Zealand Red Admiral Vanessa gonerilla40
  7. Green Carpet Owlet Ichneutica plena40
  8. Sigaus australis39
  9. Megadromus bullatus36
  10. Red Damselfly Xanthocnemis zealandica33

Fish

  1. Brown Trout Salmo trutta34
  2. New Zealand Longfin Eel Anguilla dieffenbachii22
  3. Climbing Galaxias Galaxias brevipinnis16

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.