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Learn the wildlife of Nopolo National Park

Baja California Sur · Mexico

381 species have research-grade observations inside Nopolo 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. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis27
  2. Costa's Hummingbird Calypte costae19
  3. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans19
  4. Wilson's Plover Anarhynchus wilsonia18
  5. Snowy Egret Egretta thula17
  6. Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis17
  7. Xantus's Hummingbird Basilinna xantusii17
  8. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus16
  9. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca15
  10. Verdin Auriparus flaviceps15

Plants

  1. Chain-link Cholla Cylindropuntia cholla55
  2. Elephant tree Bursera microphylla50
  3. Mexican Giant Cactus Pachycereus pringlei44
  4. Florida Mayten Maytenus phyllanthoides43
  5. Galloping Cactus Stenocereus gummosus31
  6. Baja desert-thorn Lycium brevipes30
  7. Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum30
  8. Organ pipe cactus Stenocereus thurberi27
  9. Yellow Morning Glory Distimake aureus24
  10. Smallseed sandmat Euphorbia polycarpa23

Mammals

  1. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor28
  2. Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus13
  3. Bobcat Lynx rufus11
  4. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus7
  5. Domestic Goat Capra hircus3
  6. Domestic Horse Equus caballus3
  7. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus2
  8. Spiny Pocket Mouse Chaetodipus spinatus1
  9. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris1
  10. Donkey Equus asinus1

Insects

  1. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae10
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera4
  3. Great Southern White Ascia monuste4
  4. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata3
  5. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exilis3
  6. Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum3
  7. Ceraunus Blue Hemiargus ceraunus3
  8. Filigree Skimmer Pseudoleon superbus3
  9. Dorantes Longtail Cecropterus dorantes3
  10. Cloudless Sulphur Phoebis sennae2

Spiders and kin

  1. Hadrurus concolorous8
  2. Syspira tigrina8
  3. Syspira longipes5
  4. Baja California Bark Scorpion Centruroides exilicauda4
  5. Baja Tailless Whipscorpion Phrynus asperatipes3
  6. Paravaejovis gravicaudus2
  7. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus1
  8. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus1
  9. Paravaejovis schwenkmeyeri1
  10. Asagena medialis1

Reptiles

  1. Zebra-tailed Lizard Callisaurus draconoides14
  2. Black-tailed Brush Lizard Urosaurus nigricauda10
  3. Orange-throated Whiptail Aspidoscelis hyperythrus7
  4. Western Banded Gecko Coleonyx variegatus4
  5. Cape Gopher Snake Pituophis vertebralis2
  6. Desert Rosy Boa Lichanura trivirgata2
  7. Red Diamond Rattlesnake Crotalus ruber1
  8. Lower California Rattlesnake Crotalus enyo1
  9. Sonora fasciata1

Fish

  1. Longspined Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus12
  2. Palenose Moray Echidna nocturna2
  3. Finescale Triggerfish Balistes polylepis2

Mollusks

  1. Leukoma grata7
  2. Giant Bittersweet Clam Glycymeris gigantea5
  3. Granulated conch Persististrombus granulatus5
  4. Notocochlis chemnitzii5
  5. Chiton virgulatus4
  6. Fat Horse Mussel Modiolus capax3
  7. Mexican Cockle Mexicardia procera3
  8. Spiny Cup-and-Saucer Crucibulum spinosum2
  9. Giant Lion's Paw Nodipecten subnodosus2
  10. Panama pearl oyster Pinctada mazatlanica2

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.