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Learn the wildlife of Los Quetzales National Park

Costa Rica

373 species have research-grade observations inside Los Quetzales 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. Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis92
  2. Talamanca Hummingbird Eugenes spectabilis75
  3. Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula50
  4. Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush Catharus gracilirostris36
  5. Black-and-yellow Silky-flycatcher Phainoptila melanoxantha36
  6. Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens33
  7. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis32
  8. Black-capped Flycatcher Empidonax atriceps30
  9. Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea28
  10. Lesser Violetear Colibri cyanotus28

Plants

  1. Beautiful large bromeliad Werauhia ororiensis31
  2. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides28
  3. Fuchsia splendens27
  4. Giant thistle Cirsium subcoriaceum26
  5. Centropogon valerii17
  6. Halenia rhyacophila16
  7. Centropogon talamancensis16
  8. Tropaeolum emarginatum15
  9. Tropical blueberry Macleania rupestris14
  10. Sisyrinchium chiricanum12

Mammals

  1. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis7
  2. Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou mexicanus3
  3. Cacomistle Bassariscus sumichrasti2
  4. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu2
  5. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor1
  6. Coyote Canis latrans1
  7. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata1
  8. Variegated Squirrel Sciurus variegatoides1
  9. Mexican Red Brocket Mazama temama1
  10. Honduran Cottontail Sylvilagus hondurensis1

Insects

  1. Cyllopsis philodice24
  2. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus23
  3. Costa Rican Metalmark Corrachia leucoplaga9
  4. Mexican Silverspot Dione moneta7
  5. Pure-banded Dartwhite Archonias teutila7
  6. American Lady Vanessa virginiensis6
  7. Lixus apterus6
  8. Pedaliodes triaria5
  9. Eretris hulda5
  10. Tracta Sister Adelpha tracta4

Reptiles

  1. Emerald Swift Sceloporus malachiticus9
  2. Montane Alligator Lizard Abronia monticola4
  3. Costa Rica Montane Pitviper Cerrophidion sasai3
  4. Common Basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus2
  5. Side-striped palm pit viper Bothriechis lateralis1
  6. Black Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura similis1

Amphibians

  1. Red-legged Mushroomtongue Salamander Bolitoglossa pesrubra2
  2. Black Costa Rican Mushroomtongue Salamander Bolitoglossa nigrescens1
  3. Millville Mushroomtongue Salamander Bolitoglossa cerroensis1
  4. Red-webbed Tree Frog Boana rufitela1

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.