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Learn the wildlife of Isla Bastimentos National Park

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383 species have research-grade observations inside Isla Bastimentos 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. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus12
  2. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis10
  3. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius7
  4. Gray-cowled Wood-Rail Aramides cajaneus7
  5. Common Black Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus5
  6. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus5
  7. Scarlet-rumped Tanager Ramphocelus passerinii5
  8. Brown Booby Sula leucogaster4
  9. Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens4
  10. Blackburnian Warbler Setophaga fusca4

Plants

  1. Bulbous Airplant Tillandsia bulbosa19
  2. Epidendrum eburneum19
  3. Noni Morinda citrifolia14
  4. Giant branched werauhia Werauhia sanguinolenta13
  5. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera9
  6. Beach Spider Lily Hymenocallis littoralis8
  7. Yellow alder Turnera ulmifolia6
  8. Specklinia grobyi6
  9. Papaya Carica papaya5
  10. Fragrant Appendage Orchid Prosthechea fragrans5

Mammals

  1. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus21
  2. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis15
  3. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus11
  4. Orange nectar bat Lonchophylla robusta9
  5. Greater Spear-nosed Bat Phyllostomus hastatus4
  6. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni2
  7. Seba's Short-tailed Bat Carollia perspicillata1
  8. Greater Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx bilineata1
  9. Spotted Paca Cuniculus paca1
  10. Central American White-faced Capuchin Cebus imitator1

Insects

  1. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae5
  2. Common Morpho Morpho helenor2
  3. Gray-waisted Skimmer Cannaphila insularis2
  4. Common Blue-eye Anatya guttata2
  5. Zebra-striped Hairstreak Panthiades bathildis2
  6. White-tipped Cycadian Eumaeus godartii2
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera1
  8. Spot-winged Glider Pantala hymenaea1
  9. Banded Peacock Anartia fatima1
  10. Panamanian Spinyneck Metaleptobasis foreli1

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-thighed Bromeliad Spider Cupiennius coccineus3
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes3
  3. Spot-legged Bromeliad Spider Cupiennius getazi1
  4. Phoneutria depilata1

Reptiles

  1. Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus6
  2. Green Iguana Iguana iguana6
  3. Black River Turtle Rhinoclemmys funerea6
  4. Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus5
  5. Border Anole Anolis limifrons4
  6. Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris4
  7. Striped Vine Snake Oxybelis vittatus4
  8. White-lipped Mud Turtle Kinosternon leucostomum3
  9. Central American Boa Boa imperator3
  10. Salmon-bellied Racer Mastigodryas melanolomus1

Amphibians

  1. Strawberry Poison Dart Frog Oophaga pumilio26
  2. Striped Poison Dart Frog Phyllobates lugubris8
  3. Harlequin Treefrog Dendropsophus ebraccatus2
  4. Green Climbing Toad Incilius coniferus2
  5. Red-eyed Tree Frog Agalychnis callidryas1
  6. Striped Rocket Frog Allobates talamancae1
  7. Vaillant's Frog Lithobates vaillanti1
  8. Clay-colored Rain Frog Pristimantis cerasinus1

Fish

  1. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus15
  2. Yellowtail Damselfish Microspathodon chrysurus13
  3. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis10
  4. Stoplight Parrotfish Sparisoma viride10
  5. Queen Angelfish Holacanthus ciliaris8
  6. French Grunt Haemulon flavolineatum8
  7. Schoolmaster Snapper Lutjanus apodus8
  8. Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus8
  9. Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish Acanthurus tractus8
  10. Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum7

Mollusks

  1. Queen Conch Aliger gigas6
  2. Brazilian Reef Octopus Octopus insularis2
  3. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum1
  4. Swallowtail Headshield Slug Chelidonura hirundinina1
  5. Lettuce Sea Slug Elysia crispata1
  6. King Helmet Snail Cassis tuberosa1
  7. Frond Oyster Dendostrea frons1
  8. True Tulip Fasciolaria tulipa1
  9. Atlantic Triton Snail Charonia variegata1
  10. Netted Olive Oliva reticularis1

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.