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Learn the wildlife of Mount Aspiring National Park

New Zealand

1,150 species have research-grade observations inside Mount Aspiring 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. South Island Robin Petroica australis178
  2. Rifleman Acanthisitta chloris173
  3. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala171
  4. Kea Nestor notabilis118
  5. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa56
  6. New Zealand Rockwren Xenicus gilviventris53
  7. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs41
  8. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura35
  9. Tūī Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae32
  10. Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos30

Plants

  1. Prickly Shield Fern Polystichum vestitum157
  2. Silver beech Nothofagus menziesii140
  3. Mountain toatoa Phyllocladus alpinus134
  4. Mount Cook lily Ranunculus lyallii119
  5. Haumakāroa Raukaua simplex114
  6. Mountain ribbonwood Hoheria glabrata93
  7. Lancewood Pseudopanax crassifolius91
  8. Pānakenake Lobelia angulata86
  9. South Island Edelweiss Leucogenes grandiceps79
  10. Slender Forest Orchid Adenochilus gracilis74

Mammals

  1. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus7
  2. Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula6
  3. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra5
  4. House Mouse Mus musculus4

Insects

  1. Sigaus australis24
  2. Brown forest flash Pseudocoremia productata19
  3. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris14
  4. New Zealand Magpie Moth Nyctemera annulata13
  5. New Zealand Red Admiral Vanessa gonerilla11
  6. Mt Cook Giant Weta Deinacrida pluvialis10
  7. Red Damselfly Xanthocnemis zealandica9
  8. Forest Semilooper Declana floccosa9
  9. Alpine Treasure Owlet Ichneutica maya9
  10. Greater Alpine Grey Ichneutica virescens9

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.