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Learn the wildlife of Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl National Park

México · Mexico

617 species have research-grade observations inside Iztaccíhuatl-Popocatépetl 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. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri144
  2. Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus126
  3. Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus108
  4. Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana42
  5. Mexican Chickadee Poecile sclateri36
  6. Red Warbler Cardellina rubra34
  7. Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea28
  8. American Robin Turdus migratorius21
  9. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis20
  10. Olive Warbler Peucedramus taeniatus19

Plants

  1. Mexican Sea holly Eryngium proteiflorum186
  2. Gentian Beardtongue Penstemon gentianoides180
  3. Hen-and-chickens echeveria Echeveria secunda153
  4. Hartweg's pine Pinus hartwegii93
  5. Senecio mairetianus91
  6. Cirsium nivale86
  7. Senecio cinerarioides60
  8. Phacelia platycarpa52
  9. Mexican mountain juniper Juniperus monticola51
  10. Lupinus montanus48

Mammals

  1. Coyote Canis latrans49
  2. Volcano Rabbit Romerolagus diazi23
  3. Merriam's pocket gopher Cratogeomys merriami12
  4. Mexican Ground Squirrel Ictidomys mexicanus11
  5. Bobcat Lynx rufus5
  6. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana5
  7. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus5
  8. Black-eared Mouse Peromyscus melanotis5
  9. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster5
  10. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus4

Insects

  1. Hunt's Bumble Bee Bombus huntii38
  2. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus10
  3. Princely Tiger Moth Chrysocale principalis5
  4. Chrysina orizabae5
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera4
  6. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis4
  7. West Coast Lady Vanessa annabella4
  8. Mexican Dartwhite Archonias nimbice4
  9. Green-eyed White Leptophobia aripa3
  10. Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta3

Reptiles

  1. Transvolcanic Alligator Lizard Barisia imbricata75
  2. Dusky Rattlesnake Crotalus triseriatus57
  3. Graphic Spiny Lizard Sceloporus grammicus47
  4. Anahuacan Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus anahuacus22
  5. Longtail Alpine Garter Snake Thamnophis scalaris15
  6. Trans Volcanic Bunchgrass Lizard Sceloporus bicanthalis14
  7. Central Cleft Lizard Sceloporus mucronatus12
  8. Mexican Brown Snake Storeria storerioides6
  9. Crevice Swift Sceloporus torquatus6
  10. Mexican Pygmy Rattlesnake Crotalus ravus6

Amphibians

  1. Leprous False Brook Salamander Pseudoeurycea leprosa31
  2. Ridged Tree Frog Dryophytes plicatus23
  3. Leora's Stream Salamander Ambystoma leorae11
  4. Mountain Tree Frog Dryophytes eximius8

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.