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Learn the wildlife of Manu National Park

Madre de Dios · Peru

1,571 species have research-grade observations inside Manu 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. Hoatzin Opisthocomus hoazin111
  2. Black Skimmer Rynchops niger91
  3. Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi68
  4. Large-billed Tern Phaetusa simplex63
  5. Red-capped Cardinal Paroaria gularis61
  6. Horned Screamer Anhima cornuta55
  7. White-winged Swallow Tachycineta albiventer54
  8. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum52
  9. Anhinga Anhinga anhinga51
  10. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata51

Plants

  1. Golden Cyrtochilum Cyrtochilum aureum29
  2. Shingles plant Monstera dubia16
  3. Cacao tree Theobroma cacao15
  4. Copa Palm Iriartea deltoidea15
  5. Fringed Epidendrum Epidendrum fimbriatum15
  6. Andean Firebush Oreocallis grandiflora15
  7. Gynerium sagittatum14
  8. Andean Alder Alnus acuminata14
  9. Andean blueberry Vaccinium floribundum12
  10. Kapok Tree Ceiba pentandra11

Mammals

  1. Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis95
  2. Black-faced Black Spider Monkey Ateles chamek93
  3. Brown Capuchin Sapajus apella76
  4. Black-capped Squirrel Monkey Saimiri boliviensis72
  5. Common Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagothricha50
  6. Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris44
  7. Jaguar Panthera onca35
  8. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris27
  9. White-mantled Tamarin Saguinus weddelli25
  10. Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso23

Insects

  1. Bullet Ant Paraponera clavata54
  2. Green-banded Urania Urania leilus46
  3. Red Flasher Panacea prola24
  4. Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron22
  5. Suriname Grasshopper Tetrataenia surinama19
  6. Zammara smaragdula19
  7. Malachite Siproeta stelenes18
  8. Red-barred Amarynthis Amarynthis meneria17
  9. Prionolopha serrata15
  10. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris14

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes34
  2. Phoneutria boliviensis28
  3. Micrathena kirbyi23
  4. Micrathena miles22
  5. Tropical Orb Weaver Eriophora fuliginea21
  6. Brazilian Wandering Spider Phoneutria fera15
  7. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata15
  8. Yellow-banded Pinktoe Tarantula Avicularia rufa10
  9. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi9
  10. Argiope submaronica7

Reptiles

  1. Black Caiman Melanosuchus niger84
  2. Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus71
  3. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva42
  4. Southern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus solimoensis41
  5. Brown-eared Anole Anolis fuscoauratus40
  6. Garden Tree Boa Corallus hortulana34
  7. Yellow-headed Sideneck Podocnemis unifilis30
  8. Tanda's Anole Anolis tandai21
  9. Collared Treerunner Plica plica18
  10. Brazilian Giant Tortoise Chelonoidis denticulatus16

Amphibians

  1. Cane Toad Rhinella marina71
  2. Amazonian Horned Frog Ceratophrys cornuta65
  3. Perez's Snouted Frog Edalorhina perezi46
  4. Three-striped Poison Frog Ameerega trivittata41
  5. Map Tree Frog Boana geographica33
  6. Bolivian White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus bolivianus30
  7. Amazon Sheep Frog Hamptophryne boliviana24
  8. Madre de Dios Thin-toed Frog Leptodactylus didymus18
  9. Jaguar Leaf Frog Pithecopus palliatus15
  10. White-lined Leaf Frog Phyllomedusa vaillantii13

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.