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Learn the wildlife of La Campana National Park

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507 species have research-grade observations inside La Campana 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. Chilean Mockingbird Mimus thenca33
  2. Giant Hummingbird Patagona gigas22
  3. Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius20
  4. California Quail Callipepla californica16
  5. Gray-hooded Sierra-Finch Phrygilus gayi16
  6. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis14
  7. Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda14
  8. Tufted Tit-Tyrant Anairetes parulus13
  9. White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps13
  10. Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope13

Plants

  1. Chilean wine palm Jubaea chilensis159
  2. Quisco Trichocereus chiloensis104
  3. Tricolour nasturtium Tropaeolum tricolor74
  4. Sophora macrocarpa64
  5. Litre Lithraea caustica61
  6. Devil's Tobacco Lobelia excelsa60
  7. Chilean cactus mistletoe Tristerix aphyllus58
  8. Boldo Peumus boldus50
  9. Sheep-eating Plant Puya chilensis50
  10. Puya coerulea48

Mammals

  1. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus21
  2. Common Degu Octodon degus19
  3. Chilla Lycalopex grisea16
  4. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus4
  5. Small big-eared brown bat Histiotus montanus2
  6. Elegant Fat-tailed Mouse Opossum Thylamys elegans2
  7. Big-eared brown bat Histiotus macrotus1
  8. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus1
  9. Darwin's Leaf-eared Mouse Phyllotis darwinii1

Insects

  1. Polydamas Swallowtail Battus polydamas43
  2. Subtropical Lady Vanessa carye12
  3. Acanthinodera cumingii12
  4. Buysson's Paper Wasp Polistes buyssoni11
  5. Giant Bumble Bee Bombus dahlbomii8
  6. Ormiscodes cinnamomea7
  7. Eriopis chilensis7
  8. Rachiptera limbata6
  9. Elina montrolii6
  10. Rhyephenes humeralis5

Spiders and kin

  1. Bothriurus keyserlingi5
  2. Acanthogonatus pissii4
  3. Six-eyed Sand Spider Sicarius thomisoides4
  4. Acanthogonatus campanae2
  5. Sicarius fumosus2
  6. Allende nigrohumeralis1
  7. Coenypha edwardsi1
  8. Polybetes martius1
  9. Bothriurus chilensis1

Reptiles

  1. Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus tenuis125
  2. San Francisco River Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus monticola42
  3. Valparaiso Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus lemniscatus41
  4. Los Queñes Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus schroederi25
  5. Liolaemus campanae23
  6. Dusky Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus fuscus17
  7. Spotted False Monitor Callopistes maculatus15
  8. Shiny Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus nitidus15
  9. Chilean Green Racer Philodryas chamissonis14
  10. Chilean Tree Iguana Liolaemus chiliensis6

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.