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Learn the wildlife of Ricardo Flores Magón National Park

Oaxaca · Mexico

731 species have research-grade observations inside Ricardo Flores Magón 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. Snowy Egret Egretta thula138
  2. Roseate Spoonbill Platalea ajaja110
  3. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum105
  4. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus98
  5. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis92
  6. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea88
  7. Great Egret Ardea alba88
  8. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius81
  9. Tricolored Heron Egretta tricolor76
  10. White Ibis Eudocimus albus75

Plants

  1. Calabur tree Muntingia calabura78
  2. Castor bean Ricinus communis47
  3. Pigeonberry Rivina humilis40
  4. Papaya Carica papaya36
  5. Cascabela ovata33
  6. Clowesia dodsoniana30
  7. Bitter Melon Momordica charantia24
  8. Turk's cap Malvaviscus arboreus21
  9. Asian Spiderflower Cleome viscosa21
  10. Be Still Tree Rauvolfia tetraphylla20

Mammals

  1. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica29
  2. Gray Sac-winged Bat Balantiopteryx plicata25
  3. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor12
  4. Red-bellied Squirrel Sciurus aureogaster12
  5. Northern Neotropical River Otter Lontra annectens11
  6. Greater Bulldog Bat Noctilio leporinus8
  7. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris7
  8. Virginia Opossum Didelphis virginiana5
  9. Mexican Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus mexicanus3
  10. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus2

Insects

  1. Red Postman Heliconius erato57
  2. Glassy-winged Skipper Xenophanes ruatanensis43
  3. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae41
  4. Common Spurwing Antigonus erosus25
  5. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae24
  6. White-rayed Metalmark Melanis cephise24
  7. Dorantes Longtail Cecropterus dorantes24
  8. Glaucous Cracker Hamadryas glauconome23
  9. Banded Peacock Anartia fatima22
  10. SpaceX White-Skipper Heliopetes elonmuski21

Spiders and kin

  1. Western Spotted Orbweaver Neoscona oaxacensis9
  2. Micrathena funebris3
  3. Spined Micrathena Micrathena gracilis2

Reptiles

  1. Western Spiny-tailed Iguana Ctenosaura pectinata80
  2. Green Iguana Iguana iguana63
  3. Longtail Spiny Lizard Sceloporus siniferus60
  4. Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus29
  5. Blackbelly Racerunner Aspidoscelis deppii19
  6. Smith's Rosebelly Lizard Sceloporus smithi18
  7. Oaxaca Mud Turtle Kinosternon oaxacae15
  8. Mexican West Coast Boa Constrictor Boa sigma8
  9. Mexican Racerunner Aspidoscelis guttatus6
  10. Ridgehead Snake Manolepis putnami4

Amphibians

  1. Marbled Toad Incilius marmoreus4
  2. Mexican Treefrog Smilisca baudinii2
  3. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis2

Fish

  1. Opaline Molly Poecilia nelsoni7
  2. Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix3
  3. Pacific Crevalle Jack Caranx caninus2
  4. Pacific Fat Sleeper Dormitator latifrons2
  5. Longspined Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus1

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.