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Learn the wildlife of Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla National Park

México · Mexico

301 species have research-grade observations inside Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 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. American Coot Fulica americana39
  2. White-faced Ibis Plegadis chihi26
  3. Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus18
  4. Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus16
  5. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia15
  6. American Wigeon Mareca americana14
  7. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans13
  8. Pied-billed Grebe Podilymbus podiceps10
  9. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos10
  10. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus9

Plants

  1. Ghost Pipe Monotropa uniflora35
  2. Sacred fir Abies religiosa28
  3. Cardinal Sage Salvia cardinalis17
  4. Chinese brush Baccharis conferta14
  5. Senecio callosus12
  6. Hen-and-chickens echeveria Echeveria secunda12
  7. Small leaf fuchsia Fuchsia microphylla11
  8. Common yarrow Achillea millefolium10
  9. Salvia concolor10
  10. Hartweg's pine Pinus hartwegii8

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus3
  2. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus2
  3. Bobcat Lynx rufus1
  4. Mexican Cottontail Sylvilagus cunicularius1
  5. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster1

Insects

  1. Pure-banded Dartwhite Archonias teutila7
  2. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus4
  3. Acronyctodes mexicanaria4
  4. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata3
  5. Verodes inaequalis3
  6. West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella2
  7. Princely Tiger Moth Chrysocale principalis2
  8. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae1
  9. Monarch Danaus plexippus1
  10. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia1

Reptiles

  1. Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus triseriatus14
  2. Anahuacan Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus anahuacus10
  3. Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard Barisia imbricata6
  4. Longtail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris5
  5. Mountain Horned Lizard Phrynosoma orbiculare3
  6. Central Cleft Lizard Sceloporus mucronatus3
  7. Mexican Brown Snake Storeria storerioides2
  8. Mesoamerican Slider Trachemys venusta1
  9. Cope's Skink Plestiodon copei1

Amphibians

  1. Mountain Tree Frog Dryophytes eximius2
  2. Ridged Tree Frog Dryophytes plicatus2
  3. Leprous False Brook Salamander Pseudoeurycea leprosa1
  4. Morelos False Brook Salamander Pseudoeurycea altamontana1
  5. Bell's False Brook Salamander Isthmura bellii1
  6. Chunky False Brook Salamander Aquiloeurycea cephalica1

Mollusks

  1. Leopard Slug Limax maximus12
  2. Pallifera costaricensis9
  3. Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris1
  4. Milky Slug Deroceras reticulatum1

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.