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Learn the wildlife of Patagonia National Park

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444 species have research-grade observations inside Patagonia 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. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus68
  2. Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus56
  3. Andean Condor Vultur gryphus34
  4. Upland Goose Chloephaga picta27
  5. Austral Pygmy-Owl Glaucidium nana25
  6. Black-chested Buzzard-Eagle Geranoaetus melanoleucus20
  7. Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope19
  8. Chilean Flicker Colaptes pitius18
  9. Austral Parakeet Enicognathus ferrugineus18
  10. Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca15

Plants

  1. Cutleaf Anemone Anemone multifida66
  2. Mother-in-law Cushion Azorella prolifera52
  3. Mataguanaco Anarthrophyllum desideratum43
  4. Calafate Berberis microphylla42
  5. Patagonian Alpine Orchid Chloraea alpina39
  6. Adesmia boronioides37
  7. Escallonia virgata36
  8. Lenga Beech Nothofagus pumilio32
  9. Fachine Chiliotrichum diffusum31
  10. Porcelain orchid Chloraea magellanica29

Mammals

  1. Guanaco Lama guanicoe229
  2. Mountain Lion Puma concolor41
  3. Southern Huemul Hippocamelus bisulcus41
  4. Patagonian Viscacha Lagidium wolffsohni28
  5. Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus chinga11
  6. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus8
  7. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus7
  8. American Mink Neogale vison4
  9. Pichi Zaedyus pichiy3
  10. Large Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus3

Insects

  1. Phulia theodice22
  2. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris17
  3. Cytheris Fritillary Yramea cytheris14
  4. Colias vauthierii13
  5. Rhyephenes maillei11
  6. Giant Bumble Bee Bombus dahlbomii11
  7. Cosmosatyrus leptoneuroides9
  8. Yramea lathonioides9
  9. Aegorhinus vitulus7
  10. Epistomentis pictus6

Spiders and kin

  1. Magellanic green spider Molinaranea magellanica4
  2. Chilean Redback Spider Latrodectus thoracicus3
  3. Tomopisthes horrendus3
  4. Tomopisthes varius1

Reptiles

  1. Liolaemus zullyae44
  2. Liolaemus chacabucoense6
  3. Liolaemus morandae3
  4. Decorated Tree Iguana Liolaemus lineomaculatus1
  5. Liolaemus kolengh1

Fish

  1. Brown Trout Salmo trutta6
  2. Cherry Salmon Oncorhynchus masou3
  3. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss1

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.