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Learn the wildlife of Kahurangi National Park

New Zealand

2,190 species have research-grade observations inside Kahurangi 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. South Island Robin Petroica australis346
  2. Weka Gallirallus australis322
  3. Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos119
  4. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala112
  5. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris75
  6. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura62
  7. Kea Nestor notabilis58
  8. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa53
  9. South Island Takahē Porphyrio hochstetteri42
  10. New Zealand Kaka Nestor meridionalis38

Plants

  1. Mountain neinei Dracophyllum traversii216
  2. Dall's Mountain Daisy Celmisia dallii189
  3. Rosy Sundew Drosera spatulata161
  4. Korikori Ranunculus insignis156
  5. Lancewood tree daisy Olearia lacunosa143
  6. Fierce Speargrass Aciphylla ferox130
  7. Mountain Daisy Celmisia traversii125
  8. Aciphylla glaucescens116
  9. Mountain foxglove Ourisia macrophylla116
  10. Mountain toatoa Phyllocladus alpinus116

Insects

  1. Cinnabar moth Tyria jacobaeae29
  2. Wellington Tree Wētā Hemideina crassidens29
  3. Sigaus collinus29
  4. Carové's Giant Dragonfly Uropetala carovei27
  5. Mt Arthur Giant Weta Deinacrida tibiospina20
  6. New Zealand Glowworm Arachnocampa luminosa20
  7. Lyperobius clarkei20
  8. Macropathus filifer20
  9. Plocamostethus planiusculus20
  10. Sigaus crassicauda20

Spiders and kin

  1. Shelob inconstans19
  2. New Zealand Nursery Web Spider Dolomedes minor14
  3. Knobbled Orbweaver Socca pustulosa13

Mollusks

  1. Powelliphanta superba55
  2. Powelliphanta hochstetteri42
  3. Powelliphanta gilliesi24

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.