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Learn the wildlife of Nahuel Huapi National Park

Argentina

650 species have research-grade observations inside Nahuel Huapi 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. Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala208
  2. Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango132
  3. Black-faced Ibis Theristicus melanopis105
  4. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus93
  5. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis87
  6. Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus75
  7. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus67
  8. Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda59
  9. Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus58
  10. Flying Steamer Duck Tachyeres patachonicus56

Plants

  1. Hardy Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica82
  2. Arrayan Luma apiculata61
  3. Large-leaved lupine Lupinus polyphyllus54
  4. Purple foxglove Digitalis purpurea53
  5. Calafate Berberis microphylla49
  6. Common yarrow Achillea millefolium48
  7. Darwin's Barberry Berberis darwinii48
  8. Dombey's Beech Nothofagus dombeyi48
  9. Carnation of the field Mutisia decurrens44
  10. Chilean rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria40

Mammals

  1. Guanaco Lama guanicoe38
  2. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus37
  3. Red Deer Cervus elaphus10
  4. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus8
  5. European Fallow Deer Dama dama6
  6. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus6
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa4
  8. Coypu Myocastor coypus4
  9. Domestic Horse Equus caballus4
  10. Long-tailed pygmy rice rat Oligoryzomys longicaudatus3

Insects

  1. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris80
  2. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis16
  3. Rialla villosa16
  4. Rhyephenes maillei14
  5. Giant Bumble Bee Bombus dahlbomii14
  6. Sinopla perpunctatus14
  7. Colias vauthierii13
  8. Epistomentis pictus13
  9. Adalia deficiens12
  10. Hylamorpha elegans12

Spiders and kin

  1. Sadocus polyacanthus9
  2. Chilean Ocelot Tarantula Phrixotrichus vulpinus3
  3. Tomopisthes horrendus3
  4. Gnolus cordiformis2
  5. Callevopsis striata2

Reptiles

  1. Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus pictus102
  2. Chilean Tree Iguana Liolaemus chiliensis5
  3. Six-banded Patagonian Lizard Diplolaemus sexcinctus5
  4. Elongate Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus elongatus3
  5. Liolaemus loboi2
  6. Roth’s Rock lizard Liolaemus rothi1
  7. Liolaemus petrophilus1
  8. Krieg's Tree Iguana Liolaemus kriegi1

Amphibians

  1. Chilean Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema thaul13
  2. Emerald Forest Frog Hylorina sylvatica3
  3. Warty Toad Rhinella spinulosa3
  4. Tonchek Spiny-chest Frog Alsodes gargola2
  5. Gray Wood Frog Batrachyla leptopus2
  6. Large Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema bufoninum2
  7. Chiloe Island Ground Frog Eupsophus calcaratus2
  8. Olive Spiny-chest Frog Alsodes verrucosus1
  9. Marbled Wood Frog Batrachyla antartandica1
  10. Banded Wood Frog Batrachyla taeniata1

Fish

  1. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss12
  2. Brown Trout Salmo trutta4
  3. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis1

Mollusks

  1. Diplodon chilensis5
  2. Leopard Slug Limax maximus3
  3. Hedgehog Slug Arion intermedius1

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.