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Learn the wildlife of Pantanal Matogrossense National Park

Brazil

312 species have research-grade observations inside Pantanal Matogrossense 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. Jabiru Jabiru mycteria43
  2. Rufescent Tiger-Heron Tigrisoma lineatum33
  3. Cocoi Heron Ardea cocoi32
  4. Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata29
  5. Black-collared Hawk Busarellus nigricollis27
  6. Savanna Hawk Buteogallus meridionalis23
  7. Amazon Kingfisher Chloroceryle amazona22
  8. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus21
  9. Bare-faced Curassow Crax fasciolata20
  10. Great Black Hawk Buteogallus urubitinga20

Plants

  1. Anchored water hyacinth Pontederia azurea5
  2. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes3
  3. Acuri Palm Attalea phalerata1
  4. Calabash Tree Crescentia cujete1
  5. Velvet bean Mucuna pruriens1
  6. Ant Tree Triplaris americana1
  7. Macaw palm Acrocomia aculeata1
  8. Crateva tapia1
  9. Caranday Palm Copernicia alba1
  10. Cuphea melvilla1

Mammals

  1. Jaguar Panthera onca47
  2. Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris36
  3. Hooded Capuchin Sapajus cay20
  4. Giant Otter Pteronura brasiliensis17
  5. Black-and-gold Howler Monkey Alouatta caraya16
  6. Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla14
  7. Marsh Deer Blastocerus dichotomus13
  8. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis10
  9. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous10
  10. South American Coati Nasua nasua9

Insects

  1. Gray Cracker Hamadryas februa119
  2. Red Cracker Hamadryas amphinome16
  3. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae3
  4. Banded Orange Heliconian Dryadula phaetusa3
  5. Orcus Checkered-Skipper Burnsius orcus3
  6. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae2
  7. Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron2
  8. Southern Red Rim Biblis hyperia2
  9. Florida Purplewing Eunica tatila2
  10. Lysippus Metalmark Riodina lysippus2

Spiders and kin

  1. Bolivian Salmon Pink Tarantula Acanthoscurria chacoana1
  2. Brazilian Orange-banded Tarantula Acanthoscurria juruenicola1
  3. Gypogyna forceps1
  4. Oxyopes macroscelides1

Reptiles

  1. Yacare Caiman Caiman yacare66
  2. Green Iguana Iguana iguana18
  3. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae6
  4. Xaraés Sipo Chironius xaraes5
  5. Yellow Anaconda Eunectes notaeus4
  6. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva2
  7. Red-footed Tortoise Chelonoidis carbonarius2
  8. Matipu Tegu Tupinambis matipu2
  9. Yellow-tailed Indigo Snake Drymarchon corais1
  10. Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor1

Amphibians

  1. Miranda's White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus macrosternum2
  2. Lesser Snouted Tree Frog Scinax nasicus1
  3. Southern Orange-legged Leaf Frog Pithecopus azureus1
  4. Chaco Tree Frog Boana raniceps1

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.