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Learn the wildlife of Isiboro Securé National Park

Bolivia

360 species have research-grade observations inside Isiboro Securé 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. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis9
  2. Smooth-billed Ani Crotophaga ani7
  3. Rock Pigeon Columba livia6
  4. King Vulture Sarcoramphus papa5
  5. Blue-and-yellow Macaw Ara ararauna5
  6. Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga4
  7. Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris4
  8. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum4
  9. Fasciated Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma fasciatum3
  10. Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons3

Plants

  1. Cassava Manihot esculenta14
  2. Gynerium sagittatum10
  3. Pariparoba Piper peltatum9
  4. Walking palm Socratea exorrhiza8
  5. West Indian woodnettle Laportea aestuans8
  6. Cypress Vine Ipomoea quamoclit7
  7. Whitesnow Drymaria cordata6
  8. Lipsticktree Bixa orellana6
  9. Red Caustic-creeper Euphorbia thymifolia6
  10. Trailing Daisy Sphagneticola trilobata6

Mammals

  1. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris4
  2. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis3
  3. Tayra Eira barbara2
  4. Northwestern Red Brocket Mazama americana2
  5. Bolivian Red Howler Monkey Alouatta sara2
  6. South American Coati Nasua nasua1
  7. Central Neotropical River Otter Lontra longicaudis1
  8. Jaguar Panthera onca1
  9. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu1
  10. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus1

Insects

  1. Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata22
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera14
  3. Paulinia acuminata6
  4. Camponotus renggeri6
  5. Leafy Sphinx Xylophanes chiron5
  6. Julia Heliconian Dryas iulia4
  7. Bathroom Moth Fly Clogmia albipunctata4
  8. Polistes lanio4
  9. Psiloscirtus bolivianus4
  10. Rothschildia erycina3

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes18
  2. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus12
  3. Red House Spider Nesticodes rufipes8
  4. Phoneutria boliviensis7
  5. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis4
  6. Diplura sanguinea4
  7. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria3
  8. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata2
  9. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli2
  10. Argiope submaronica2

Reptiles

  1. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia19
  2. Garden Tree Boa Corallus hortulana4
  3. Yacare Caiman Caiman yacare4
  4. Catesby's Snail-eater Dipsas catesbyi2
  5. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva2
  6. Amazon False Fer-de-lance Xenodon severus2
  7. Brown-eared Anole Anolis fuscoauratus2
  8. Brown Sipo Chironius fuscus1
  9. South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira annulata1
  10. Norman's Keelback Helicops polylepis1

Amphibians

  1. Spot-legged Poison Frog Ameerega picta7
  2. Chaco Granulated Toad Rhinella major5
  3. Two-colored oval frog Elachistocleis bicolor2
  4. Map Tree Frog Boana geographica2
  5. White-lined Leaf Frog Phyllomedusa vaillantii1
  6. Rio Mamore Robber Frog Pristimantis fenestratus1
  7. Gray Toad Rhinella poeppigii1
  8. Cane Toad Rhinella marina1
  9. Rusty Tree Frog Boana boans1

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.