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Learn the wildlife of Los Nevados National Park

Colombia

399 species have research-grade observations inside Los Nevados 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. Plumbeous Sierra Finch Geospizopsis unicolor119
  2. Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant Ochthoeca fumicolor47
  3. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis44
  4. Pale-naped Brushfinch Atlapetes pallidinucha42
  5. Great Thrush Turdus fuscater39
  6. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus35
  7. Andean Tit-Spinetail Leptasthenura andicola33
  8. Tawny Antpitta Grallaria quitensis31
  9. Andean Teal Anas andium29
  10. Andean Condor Vultur gryphus28

Plants

  1. Espeletia hartwegiana281
  2. Water mattress Plantago rigida169
  3. Hypericum laricifolium94
  4. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides74
  5. Castilleja fissifolia58
  6. Senecio niveoaureus45
  7. Gentiana sedifolia31
  8. Gentianella selaginifolia31
  9. Linochilus rupestris29
  10. Senecio formosus26

Mammals

  1. Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus1
  2. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus1
  3. Golden Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys aureus1
  4. Colombian Small-eared Shrew Cryptotis colombianus1
  5. Andean Porcupine Coendou quichua1
  6. Colombian Tapeti Sylvilagus salentus1
  7. West Andean Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus fenestratus1

Insects

  1. Andean Red Bumble Bee Bombus rubicundus21
  2. Gray-backed Bumble Bee Bombus funebris20
  3. Astylus rubripennis3
  4. Eupyra ducalis3
  5. Neoponera carbonaria3
  6. Cydno Longwing Heliconius cydno2
  7. Rhionaeschna marchali2
  8. One-spotted Flea Beetle Aspicela unipunctata2
  9. Aspicela scutata2
  10. Lasiophila prosymna2

Reptiles

  1. Mountain Sipo Chironius monticola1
  2. Saphenophis tristriatus1
  3. Tolima Anole Anolis tolimensis1
  4. Atractus titanicus1

Amphibians

  1. Andean Orange-thighed Frog Pristimantis permixtus2
  2. Northern Cordilleras Robber Frog Pristimantis thectopternus2
  3. Niceforo's Marsupial Frog Gastrotheca nicefori1
  4. Boulenger's robber frog Pristimantis boulengeri1
  5. W Rainfrog Pristimantis w-nigrum1

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.