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Learn the wildlife of Guanahacabibes National Park

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441 species have research-grade observations inside Guanahacabibes 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. Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum12
  2. Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra10
  3. Blue-winged Teal Spatula discors10
  4. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus8
  5. Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae8
  6. Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus8
  7. White Ibis Eudocimus albus6
  8. Least Grebe Tachybaptus dominicus6
  9. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea6
  10. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla6

Plants

  1. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae10
  2. Button Sage Lantana involucrata10
  3. Green Buttonwood Conocarpus erectus7
  4. Florida Thatch Palm Thrinax radiata7
  5. Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera6
  6. Blue Porterweed Stachytarpheta jamaicensis6
  7. Sea lavender Tournefortia gnaphalodes6
  8. Firebush Hamelia patens5
  9. Nickernut Guilandina bonduc4
  10. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera3

Mammals

  1. Geay's Hutia Capromys geayi6
  2. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis4
  3. Wild Boar Sus scrofa3
  4. Cuban Flower Bat Phyllonycteris poeyi1
  5. Leach's Single Leaf Bat Monophyllus redmani1
  6. Buffy Flower Bat Erophylla sezekorni1
  7. Gervais's Funnel-eared Bat Nyctiellus lepidus1

Insects

  1. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia6
  2. Stictia signata6
  3. Boisduval's Urania Urania boisduvalii6
  4. Choranthus orientis5
  5. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae4
  6. Megachile poeyi4
  7. Monarch Danaus plexippus3
  8. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae3
  9. Roseate Skimmer Orthemis ferruginea3
  10. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus3

Spiders and kin

  1. Keys Bark Scorpion Centruroides guanensis4
  2. Sheylayongium pelegrini2
  3. Tropical Orbweaver Eriophora ravilla1
  4. Selenops submaculosus1
  5. Argiope butchko1
  6. Micrathena cubana1
  7. Phrynus decoratus1

Reptiles

  1. Cabo Corrientes Curlytail lizard Leiocephalus stictigaster12
  2. Peninsula Anole Anolis quadriocellifer10
  3. Cuban Tree Boa Chilabothrus angulifer7
  4. Auber's Ameiva Pholidoscelis auberi7
  5. Ashy Gecko Sphaerodactylus elegans4
  6. Cuban Twig Anole Anolis angusticeps4
  7. Cuban Ground Iguana Cyclura nubila4
  8. Cuban Green Anole Anolis porcatus3
  9. Northern Curly-tailed Lizard Leiocephalus carinatus3
  10. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas3

Fish

  1. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus23
  2. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis17
  3. Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum16
  4. Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride14
  5. Four-eyed Butterflyfish Chaetodon capistratus11
  6. Blue Chromis Azurina cyanea10
  7. Yellowtail Snapper Ocyurus chrysurus9
  8. Common Lionfish Pterois volitans8
  9. French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru8
  10. Bluestriped Grunt Haemulon sciurus8

Mollusks

  1. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata19
  2. West Indian Top Shell Cittarium pica8
  3. Queen Conch Aliger gigas6
  4. Caribbean Reef Octopus Octopus briareus4
  5. Checkered Nerite Nerita tessellata4
  6. Reticulated Cowry Helmet Cypraecassis testiculus4
  7. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum2
  8. Bleeding Tooth Nerite Nerita peloronta2
  9. Spotted seahare Aplysia dactylomela1
  10. Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata1

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.