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Learn the wildlife of Los Glaciares National Park

Santa Cruz · Argentina

483 species have research-grade observations inside Los Glaciares 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. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus338
  2. Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus302
  3. Andean Condor Vultur gryphus282
  4. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis268
  5. Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus220
  6. Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus158
  7. White-throated Caracara Daptrius albogularis153
  8. Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope148
  9. Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca132
  10. Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii131

Plants

  1. Chilean fire bush Embothrium coccineum317
  2. Lenga Beech Nothofagus pumilio195
  3. Cutleaf Anemone Anemone multifida190
  4. Calafate Berberis microphylla162
  5. Mother-in-law Cushion Azorella prolifera124
  6. Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata123
  7. Diddle-dee Empetrum rubrum116
  8. Yellow Lady's Slipper Calceolaria biflora106
  9. Fachine Chiliotrichum diffusum102
  10. Quinchamali Quinchamalium chilense100

Mammals

  1. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus142
  2. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus88
  3. Southern Huemul Hippocamelus bisulcus38
  4. Guanaco Lama guanicoe33
  5. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus16
  6. Chilla Lycalopex grisea15
  7. Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus chinga9
  8. Large Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus8
  9. Mountain Lion Puma concolor6
  10. Pichi Zaedyus pichiy3

Insects

  1. Cytheris Fritillary Yramea cytheris119
  2. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris107
  3. Phulia theodice101
  4. Rhyephenes maillei40
  5. Ormiscodes amphimone38
  6. Rhionaeschna variegata33
  7. Chilean Lady Vanessa terpsichore31
  8. Giant Bumble Bee Bombus dahlbomii31
  9. Calydon submetallicum25
  10. Aegorhinus vitulus20

Spiders and kin

  1. Steatoda sabulosa7
  2. Magellanic green spider Molinaranea magellanica6
  3. Tomopisthes horrendus5
  4. Latrodectus mirabilis4
  5. Alopecosa nigricans4
  6. Urophonius granulatus2
  7. Bothriurus patagonicus2
  8. Coenypha ditissima2
  9. Lycosa australis1
  10. Sanogasta approximata1

Reptiles

  1. Smooth-headed Patagonian Lizard Diplolaemus bibronii1
  2. Liolaemus hatcheri1
  3. Magellanic tree iguana Liolaemus magellanicus1

Fish

  1. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss8
  2. Brown Trout Salmo trutta3
  3. Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha3
  4. Common Galaxias Galaxias maculatus1

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.