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Learn the wildlife of Langtang National Park

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831 species have research-grade observations inside Langtang 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. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus127
  2. Blue Whistling-Thrush Myophonus caeruleus84
  3. Streaked Laughingthrush Trochalopteron lineatum80
  4. Rufous Sibia Heterophasia capistrata76
  5. Variegated Laughingthrush Trochalopteron variegatum71
  6. Plumbeous Water Redstart Phoenicurus fuliginosus70
  7. Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus60
  8. Snow Pigeon Columba leuconota60
  9. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos59
  10. White-capped Redstart Phoenicurus leucocephalus57

Plants

  1. Gentiana depressa54
  2. Scaly rhododendron Rhododendron lepidotum42
  3. Synotis cappa39
  4. Tree Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum30
  5. Bistorta vacciniifolia27
  6. Kumaon iris Iris kemaonensis26
  7. Himalayan heather Cassiope fastigiata23
  8. Primula glomerata22
  9. Zingiber chrysanthum22
  10. Blue pine Pinus wallichiana21

Mammals

  1. Nepal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus103
  2. Grey Himalayan Goral Naemorhedus goral40
  3. Northern Red Muntjac Muntiacus vaginalis32
  4. Himalayan Pika Ochotona roylii23
  5. Domestic Yak Bos grunniens22
  6. Orange-bellied Himalayan Squirrel Dremomys lokriah17
  7. Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula11
  8. Himalayan Tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus11
  9. Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis11
  10. Wild Boar Sus scrofa9

Insects

  1. Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais caschmirensis30
  2. Himalayan Giant Honey Bee Apis laboriosa30
  3. Himalayan Queen Fritillary Issoria issaea14
  4. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui9
  5. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita7
  6. Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica7
  7. Rinaca thibeta7
  8. Dark Clouded Yellow Colias fieldii4
  9. Hill jezebel Delias belladonna4
  10. Chorodna fulgurita4

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.