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Learn the wildlife of Llanganates National Park

Ecuador

485 species have research-grade observations inside Llanganates 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. Carunculated Caracara Daptrius carunculatus18
  2. Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma17
  3. Andean Teal Anas andium15
  4. Ecuadorian Hillstar Oreotrochilus chimborazo12
  5. Stout-billed Cinclodes Cinclodes excelsior10
  6. Chestnut-winged Cinclodes Cinclodes albidiventris10
  7. Many-striped Canastero Asthenes flammulata9
  8. Yellow-billed Pintail Anas georgica8
  9. Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis8
  10. Andean Condor Vultur gryphus7

Plants

  1. Disterigma empetrifolium24
  2. Diplostephium ericoides19
  3. Gentiana sedifolia15
  4. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides15
  5. Rockhausenia nubigena15
  6. Gentianella rupicola13
  7. Chikku Chikku Hypochaeris sessiliflora13
  8. Hypericum laricifolium13
  9. Puya clava-herculis13
  10. Dorobaea pimpinellifolia13

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus10
  2. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus6
  3. Common Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagothricha6
  4. Spectacled Bear Tremarctos ornatus4
  5. Mountain Lion Puma concolor3
  6. Mountain Tapir Tapirus pinchaque3
  7. Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus2
  8. Clouded Oncilla Leopardus pardinoides2
  9. Margay Leopardus wiedii1
  10. Northern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus igniventris1

Insects

  1. Erotylina maculiventris4
  2. Homoscarta ecuadoriana4
  3. Ringed Tortoise Beetle Ischnocodia annulus3
  4. Andean Red Bumble Bee Bombus rubicundus3
  5. Psiloscirtus flavipes3
  6. Astylus bonplandi3
  7. Shag Carpet Caterpillar Moth Prothysana felderi2
  8. Margined Shining Leaf Chafer Callistethus marginatus2
  9. Pierella lucia2
  10. Gaudy Grasshopper Omura congrua2

Spiders and kin

  1. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi1
  2. Encyosaccus sexmaculatus1
  3. Pretty Orbweaver Eriophora nephiloides1
  4. Verrucosa undecimvariolata1
  5. Micrepeira hoeferi1
  6. Micrathena stuebeli1
  7. Phareicranaus lucifer1
  8. Tityus roigi1
  9. Sidymella ayahuma1

Reptiles

  1. Fitch's Anole Anolis fitchi15
  2. Gelanesaurus flavogularis10
  3. Canelos Woodlizard Enyalioides praestabilis7
  4. Small-eyed Toad-headed Pitviper Bothrocophias microphthalmus5
  5. Mountain Sipo Chironius monticola2
  6. Common Lancehead Bothrops atrox2
  7. Brown Sipo Chironius fuscus1
  8. Yellow-headed Flame-Snake Oxyrhopus occipitalis1
  9. Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor1
  10. Günther's Sun Tegu Euspondylus guentheri1

Amphibians

  1. Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog Osteocephalus verruciger31
  2. Festa's Toad Rhinella festae19
  3. Almendariz's Tree Frog Boana almendarizae17
  4. Simpson's Toadlet Osornophryne simpsoni16
  5. South American Common Toad Rhinella margaritifera8
  6. Moss Robber Frog Pristimantis eriphus7
  7. Bell's Rainfrog Pristimantis bellae6
  8. Maria Elena's Glass Frog Chimerella mariaelenae5
  9. Riobamba Pouched Frog Gastrotheca riobambae4
  10. Mottled Clown Treefrog Dendropsophus sarayacuensis3

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.