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Learn the wildlife of Phu Wiang National Park

Thailand

492 species have research-grade observations inside Phu Wiang 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. Streak-eared Bulbul Pycnonotus conradi17
  2. Stripe-throated Bulbul Pycnonotus finlaysoni16
  3. Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea15
  4. Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris15
  5. Common Iora Aegithina tiphia14
  6. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis13
  7. Greater Racket-tailed Drongo Dicrurus paradiseus12
  8. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis12
  9. Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis11
  10. Ornate Sunbird Cinnyris ornatus9

Plants

  1. Wishbone flower Torenia fournieri9
  2. Phalaenopsis pulcherrima7
  3. Hibiscus glandulifer5
  4. Shampoo ginger Zingiber zerumbet4
  5. Heart Hoya Hoya kerrii4
  6. Barleria strigosa4
  7. Crêpe ginger Hellenia speciosa4
  8. Argyreia lanceolata4
  9. Argyreia mollis3
  10. Pretty Dragon's Tongue Phyllodium pulchellum2

Mammals

  1. Variable Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii9
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris2
  3. Northern Red Muntjac Muntiacus vaginalis1
  4. Southern Palm Civet Paradoxurus musanga1
  5. Mainland Leopard Cat Prionailurus bengalensis1

Insects

  1. Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis14
  2. Redtail Marquis Euthalia recta11
  3. Common Yeoman Cirrochroa tyche9
  4. Paddyfield Parasol Neurothemis intermedia8
  5. Great Mormon Papilio agenor8
  6. Scarlet Skimmer Crocothemis servilia7
  7. Swampwatcher Potamarcha congener7
  8. Crimson Marsh Glider Trithemis aurora7
  9. Asian Emerald Spreadwing Lestes elatus7
  10. Orolestes octomaculatus7

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes5
  2. Hasselt's Spiny Spider Macracantha hasselti3
  3. Orange-and-black Pear Spider Leucauge fastigata3
  4. Laotian Giant Scorpion Heterometrus laoticus2
  5. Decorative Vleispider Leucauge decorata1
  6. Common White-flanked Water Spider Nilus albocinctus1
  7. Chinese Swimming Scorpion Lychas mucronatus1
  8. Spartaeus spinimanus1
  9. Latrodectus elegans1

Reptiles

  1. Kramer's Pit Viper Trimeresurus macrops9
  2. Khorat Plateau Forest Skink Sphenomorphus tophus8
  3. Bronze Grass Skink Eutropis macularia7
  4. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus5
  5. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko4
  6. Red-tailed Green Ratsnake Gonyosoma oxycephalum3
  7. Forest Garden Lizard Calotes emma3
  8. Longtail Mabuya Eutropis longicaudata3
  9. Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus2
  10. Small-banded Kukri Snake Oligodon fasciolatus2

Amphibians

  1. Mukhlesur's Narrow-mouthed Frog Microhyla mukhlesuri5
  2. Spot-legged Tree Frog Polypedates megacephalus4
  3. Capped Frog Limnonectes gyldenstolpei2
  4. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus2
  5. Occidozyga magnapustulosa2
  6. Nongkhor Asian tree frog Chirixalus nongkhorensis2
  7. Hansen's Bush Frog Feihyla hansenae2
  8. Beautiful Pygmy Frog Microhyla pulchra1
  9. Koh Tao Caecilian Ichthyophis kohtaoensis1
  10. Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erythraea1

Mollusks

  1. Hemiplecta distincta1
  2. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica1
  3. Siamese Common Snail Sarika siamensis1

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.