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Learn the wildlife of Río Dulce National Park

Izabal · Guatemala

354 species have research-grade observations inside Río Dulce 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. Great Egret Ardea alba53
  2. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum44
  3. Green Heron Butorides virescens24
  4. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis16
  5. Northern Jacana Jacana spinosa16
  6. Mangrove Swallow Tachycineta albilinea16
  7. Black-crowned Night Heron Nycticorax nycticorax15
  8. Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla13
  9. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis13
  10. Great Kiskadee Pitangus sulphuratus10

Plants

  1. Dotleaf Waterlily Nymphaea ampla14
  2. Red water lily Nymphaea rubra10
  3. Red Ginger Alpinia purpurata8
  4. Provision tree Pachira aquatica7
  5. Tillandsia streptophylla6
  6. Pheasants tail Anthurium schlechtendalii6
  7. Dog-tail cactus Deamia testudo6
  8. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera5
  9. Night Scented Orchid Epidendrum nocturnum5
  10. Sore-mouth bush Palicourea tomentosa5

Mammals

  1. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata14
  2. Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata6
  3. Jamaican Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus jamaicensis1
  4. Proboscis Bat Rhynchonycteris naso1
  5. Derby's Woolly Opossum Caluromys derbianus1
  6. Deppe's Squirrel Sciurus deppei1

Insects

  1. Romalea guatemalensis6
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera4
  3. Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly Caligo uranus3
  4. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae2
  5. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia2
  6. Banded Peacock Anartia fatima2
  7. Common Morpho Morpho helenor2
  8. Red Postman Heliconius erato2
  9. Oculate Dancer Argia oculata2
  10. Carmine Skimmer Orthemis discolor2

Spiders and kin

  1. Tiger Bromeliad Spider Cupiennius salei11
  2. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis7
  3. Slender Brown Scorpion Centruroides gracilis7
  4. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes6
  5. Diplocentrus maya2
  6. Tropical Orbweaver Eriophora ravilla1
  7. Butterfly Orbweaver Araneus pegnia1
  8. Micrathena funebris1
  9. Micrathena brevipes1
  10. Argiope submaronica1

Reptiles

  1. Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus33
  2. Green Iguana Iguana iguana29
  3. White-lipped Mud Turtle Kinosternon leucostomum18
  4. Mesoamerican Slider Trachemys venusta6
  5. Ghost Anole Anolis lemurinus3
  6. Morelet's Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii2
  7. Mexican Parrot Snake Leptophis mexicanus2
  8. Terciopelo Bothrops asper2
  9. Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus glaucus2
  10. Northern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus rapicauda2

Amphibians

  1. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis9
  2. Central American Worm Salamander Oedipina elongata1
  3. Central American Gulf Coast Toad Incilius valliceps1

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.