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Learn the wildlife of Los Alerces National Park

Argentina

428 species have research-grade observations inside Los Alerces 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. Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala45
  2. Chucao Tapaculo Scelorchilus rubecula37
  3. Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango37
  4. White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps35
  5. Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus33
  6. Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda24
  7. Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus22
  8. Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis22
  9. California Quail Callipepla californica21
  10. Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii20

Plants

  1. Arrayan Luma apiculata56
  2. Hardy Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica50
  3. Patagonian cypress Fitzroya cupressoides39
  4. Black queen Mutisia spinosa38
  5. Tineo Weinmannia trichosperma32
  6. Peruvian Lily Alstroemeria aurea31
  7. Chilean fire bush Embothrium coccineum28
  8. Large-leaved lupine Lupinus polyphyllus26
  9. Radal Lomatia hirsuta23
  10. Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii22

Mammals

  1. Coypu Myocastor coypus17
  2. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus9
  3. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus9
  4. Southern Monito del Monte Dromiciops gliroides4
  5. American Mink Neogale vison3
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2
  7. Southern Pudú Pudu puda2
  8. Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus chinga2
  9. Long-tailed pygmy rice rat Oligoryzomys longicaudatus1
  10. Morgan's Laucha Eligmodontia morgani1

Insects

  1. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris28
  2. Giant Bumble Bee Bombus dahlbomii21
  3. Rhyephenes maillei10
  4. Epistomentis pictus10
  5. Cyanallagma interruptum9
  6. Aegorhinus nodipennis8
  7. Sinopla perpunctatus8
  8. German Yellowjacket Vespula germanica6
  9. Subtropical Lady Vanessa carye6
  10. Rialla villosa6

Spiders and kin

  1. Steatoda sabulosa2
  2. Tomopisthes horrendus2
  3. Silver-sided Sector Spider Zygiella x-notata1
  4. Sadocus polyacanthus1
  5. Molinaranea clymene1
  6. Sanogasta approximata1
  7. Tomopisthes varius1

Amphibians

  1. Chilean Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema thaul5
  2. Warty Toad Rhinella spinulosa3
  3. Chiloe Island Ground Frog Eupsophus calcaratus2
  4. Alsodes australis1
  5. Gray Wood Frog Batrachyla leptopus1

Fish

  1. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss16
  2. Brown Trout Salmo trutta3
  3. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis2
  4. Odontesthes hatcheri1

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.