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Learn the wildlife of Loreto II National Park

Baja California Sur · Mexico

519 species have research-grade observations inside Loreto II 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. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis28
  2. Xantus's Hummingbird Basilinna xantusii27
  3. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis21
  4. California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica20
  5. Phainopepla Phainopepla nitens16
  6. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura14
  7. Ash-throated Flycatcher Myiarchus cinerascens14
  8. California Towhee Melozone crissalis14
  9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea13
  10. Hooded Oriole Icterus cucullatus13

Plants

  1. Organ pipe cactus Stenocereus thurberi113
  2. Carrizo Mountain Sandmat Euphorbia pediculifera77
  3. Gulf Teabush Melochia tomentosa73
  4. Elephant tree Bursera microphylla71
  5. Chain-link Cholla Cylindropuntia cholla71
  6. Ruellia californica70
  7. Sweetbush Bebbia juncea69
  8. Palo Blanco Lysiloma candidum69
  9. Desert lavender Condea emoryi69
  10. Galloping Cactus Stenocereus gummosus68

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus8
  2. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus6
  3. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus6
  4. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor5
  5. Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis4
  6. Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus4
  7. Coyote Canis latrans3
  8. Mountain Lion Puma concolor2
  9. Domestic Horse Equus caballus2
  10. Bobcat Lynx rufus1

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera23
  2. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae19
  3. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata16
  4. Tropical Leafwing Anaea aidea14
  5. Gray Bird Grasshopper Schistocerca nitens11
  6. Dorantes Longtail Cecropterus dorantes11
  7. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata9
  8. Great Purple Hairstreak Atlides halesus7
  9. Queen Danaus gilippus6
  10. Funereal Duskywing Erynnis funeralis6

Spiders and kin

  1. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis3
  2. Baja California Bark Scorpion Centruroides exilicauda3
  3. Hadrurus concolorous3
  4. Homalonychus theologus2
  5. Leiobunum escondidum2
  6. Nullibrotheas allenii2
  7. Habronattus anepsius2
  8. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus1
  9. Leucauge argyra1
  10. Hadrurus pinteri1

Reptiles

  1. Zebra-tailed Lizard Callisaurus draconoides26
  2. Black-tailed Brush Lizard Urosaurus nigricauda18
  3. Shortnose Rock Lizard Petrosaurus repens11
  4. Common Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana8
  5. Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris4
  6. Orange-throated Whiptail Aspidoscelis hyperythrus4
  7. Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber3
  8. Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater2
  9. Peninsular Leaf-toed Gecko Phyllodactylus nocticolus2
  10. Coast Night Snake Hypsiglena ochrorhynchus2

Fish

  1. Longspined Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus8
  2. Cortez Rainbow Wrasse Thalassoma lucasanum2
  3. Milkfish Chanos chanos2
  4. Panamic Sergeant Major Abudefduf troschelii2
  5. Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix1
  6. Finescale Triggerfish Balistes polylepis1
  7. Sierra Mackerel Scomberomorus sierra1

Mollusks

  1. Rough-ribbed Nerite Nerita scabricosta6
  2. Diomedes' Sapsucker Elysia diomedea4
  3. Giant Bittersweet Clam Glycymeris gigantea4
  4. Panamic Turkey Wing Arca pacifica3
  5. Cerithium maculosum3
  6. Nerita funiculata3
  7. Eastern Pacific Giant Conch Titanostrombus galeatus2
  8. California Seahare Aplysia californica1
  9. Black Seahare Aplysia vaccaria1
  10. Solander's Trivia Pusula solandri1

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.