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Learn the wildlife of Henri Pittier National Park

Venezuela

399 species have research-grade observations inside Henri Pittier 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. Swallow Tanager Tersina viridis18
  2. Orange-bellied Euphonia Euphonia xanthogaster17
  3. Groove-billed Toucanet Aulacorhynchus sulcatus17
  4. Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola15
  5. Golden Tanager Tangara arthus15
  6. Handsome Fruiteater Pipreola formosa12
  7. Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons11
  8. Collared Trogon Trogon collaris11
  9. American Redstart Setophaga ruticilla9
  10. Green Honeycreeper Chlorophanes spiza9

Plants

  1. Cacao tree Theobroma cacao3
  2. Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana3
  3. Gumbo Limbo Bursera simaruba3
  4. Delicate Violet Orchid Ionopsis utricularioides3
  5. Star of Bethlehem Hippobroma longiflora3
  6. Beehive ginger Zingiber spectabile3
  7. Common guava Psidium guajava2
  8. Coffee Coffea arabica2
  9. Lobster Claw Heliconia Heliconia bihai2
  10. Melocactus curvispinus2

Mammals

  1. Ursine Howler Monkey Alouatta arctoidea10
  2. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus7
  3. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis6
  4. Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina3
  5. Brown weeper capuchin Cebus brunneus3
  6. Tayra Eira barbara2
  7. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis1
  8. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous1
  9. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu1
  10. Northwestern Red Brocket Mazama americana1

Insects

  1. Eight-spot Moth Amyna stricta14
  2. Spotted Beet Webworm Moth Hymenia perspectalis13
  3. Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth Spoladea recurvalis12
  4. Red Peacock Anartia amathea12
  5. Ornate Bella Moth Utetheisa ornatrix10
  6. Waiter Daggerwing Marpesia zerynthia5
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera4
  8. Abracris flavolineata4
  9. Common Morpho Morpho helenor3
  10. Neopamera bilobata3

Spiders and kin

  1. Striped Lynx Spider Oxyopes salticus6
  2. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata5
  3. Tityus pittieri5
  4. Phareicranaus curvipes4
  5. Eriophora edax2
  6. Argiope submaronica2
  7. Chactas ferruginosus2
  8. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria1
  9. Leucauge argyra1
  10. Peucetia rubrolineata1

Reptiles

  1. Common Lancehead Bothrops atrox6
  2. Small-scaled Anole Anolis squamulatus4
  3. Estado Aragua Gecko Gonatodes taniae3
  4. Chicken Snake Spilotes pullatus2
  5. Margarita Leaf-toed Gecko Phyllodactylus ventralis2
  6. Erythrolamprus zweifeli2
  7. Oreosaurus achlyens2
  8. Variegated Snail-eater Dipsas variegata1
  9. Pygmy Coralsnake Micrurus dissoleucus1
  10. Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus1

Amphibians

  1. Puerto Cabello Tree Frog Flectonotus pygmaeus10
  2. Rivero's Robber Frog Pristimantis riveroi9
  3. Banana Tree Dwelling Frog Boana platanera5
  4. Falcon Toad Rhinella sternosignata2
  5. Puerto Cabello Robber Frog Strabomantis biporcatus2
  6. Túngara Frog Engystomops pustulosus1
  7. Secret Robber Frog Pristimantis incertus1
  8. Cane Toad Rhinella marina1

Mollusks

  1. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata2
  2. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica1
  3. Royal Comb Venus Hysteroconcha dione1

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.