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Learn the wildlife of Jigme Dorji National Park

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396 species have research-grade observations inside Jigme Dorji 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. White-throated Laughingthrush Pterorhinus albogularis11
  2. Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus8
  3. White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus8
  4. Green-backed Tit Parus monticolus7
  5. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos6
  6. Oriental Turtle-Dove Streptopelia orientalis5
  7. Brown Dipper Cinclus pallasii5
  8. Black-throated Sunbird Aethopyga saturata5
  9. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus4
  10. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota4

Plants

  1. Greater periwinkle Vinca major8
  2. Kharsu Quercus semecarpifolia7
  3. White clover Trifolium repens5
  4. Sikkim rhubarb Rheum nobile4
  5. Tibetan Lady's Slipper Orchid Cypripedium tibeticum4
  6. Himalayan onion Allium wallichii4
  7. Cyananthus lobatus4
  8. Saxifraga hispidula4
  9. Wall iris Iris tectorum3
  10. Bristletips Oxyspora paniculata3

Mammals

  1. Nepal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus12
  2. Bharal Pseudois nayaur6
  3. Himalayan Striped Squirrel Tamiops mcclellandii4
  4. Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis3
  5. Himalayan Takin Budorcas taxicolor2
  6. Domestic Yak Bos grunniens2
  7. Asian Black Bear Ursus thibetanus1
  8. Red Panda Ailurus fulgens1
  9. Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula1
  10. Mountain Weasel Mustela altaica1

Insects

  1. Paris Peacock Swallowtail Papilio paris8
  2. Chinese Peacock Swallowtail Papilio bianor7
  3. Hill jezebel Delias belladonna7
  4. Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais caschmirensis7
  5. Common Beak Libythea lepita6
  6. Glassy Bluebottle Graphium cloanthus6
  7. Krishna peacock Papilio krishna6
  8. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita5
  9. Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica5
  10. Indian Cabbage White Pieris canidia5

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.