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Learn the wildlife of Itatiaia National Park

Brazil

1,749 species have research-grade observations inside Itatiaia 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. Brazilian Ruby Heliodoxa rubricauda226
  2. Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura197
  3. Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon170
  4. Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus138
  5. Blue Dacnis Dacnis cayana115
  6. Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis114
  7. Golden-chevroned Tanager Thraupis ornata114
  8. Chestnut-bellied Euphonia Euphonia pectoralis102
  9. Red-breasted Toucan Ramphastos dicolorus99
  10. Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops84

Plants

  1. Paraná Araucaria Araucaria angustifolia120
  2. Alstroemeria foliosa54
  3. Utricularia reniformis41
  4. Leptostelma maximum40
  5. Alstroemeria isabelleana31
  6. Buddleja speciosissima31
  7. Brazilian coral tree Erythrina falcata27
  8. Stachytarpheta speciosa22
  9. Gelasine coerulea21
  10. Vriesea bituminosa20

Mammals

  1. Brazilian Squirrel Sciurus brasiliensis145
  2. Tayra Eira barbara20
  3. South American Coati Nasua nasua15
  4. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous9
  5. Common Tapeti Sylvilagus brasiliensis4

Insects

  1. Carineta diardi47
  2. Ceroys cristatus35
  3. Imperial Moth Eacles imperialis27
  4. Omophoita octoguttata27
  5. Pantherodes pardalaria24
  6. Waiter Daggerwing Marpesia zerynthia23
  7. Orsis bluewing Myscelia orsis22
  8. Enema pan21
  9. Camponotus rufipes21
  10. Turquoise Emperor Doxocopa laurentia19

Spiders and kin

  1. Gonyleptellus pustulosus24
  2. Arboriticus celsoi22
  3. Acutisoma longipes18
  4. Homoeomma montanum18
  5. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata11
  6. Goniosoma unicolor11
  7. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata10
  8. Alpaida grayi8
  9. Mesabolivar cyaneotaeniatus8
  10. Ampheres luteus7

Reptiles

  1. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae39
  2. Coastal House Snake Mesotes strigatus20
  3. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia19
  4. Yarará Lancehead Bothrops jararaca18
  5. Paraguay White-lined Skink Aspronema dorsivittatum15
  6. Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon neuwiedii9
  7. Jiboinha Tropidodryas striaticeps7
  8. Jackson's Fathead Anole Enyalius perditus6
  9. Chicken Snake Spilotes pullatus5
  10. Fonseca's Lancehead Bothrops fonsecai5

Amphibians

  1. Yellow Cururu Toad Rhinella icterica38
  2. Pumpkin Toadlet Brachycephalus ephippium12
  3. Blacksmith Tree Frog Boana faber9
  4. Brachycephalus rotenbergae9
  5. Elegant Forest Tree Frog Dendropsophus elegans7
  6. Cope's Eastern Paraguay Tree Frog Boana polytaenia6
  7. Coastal Tree Toad Dendrophryniscus brevipollicatus5
  8. Mantiqueira Smooth-horned Frog Proceratophrys mantiqueira5
  9. Espirito Santo tree frog Bokermannohyla circumdata4
  10. Bahia Smooth-horned Frog Proceratophrys boiei4

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.