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Learn the wildlife of Royal Manas National Park

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394 species have research-grade observations inside Royal Manas 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. Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis9
  2. Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis7
  3. Crested Serpent-Eagle Spilornis cheela5
  4. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius5
  5. Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus5
  6. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis4
  7. Scarlet Minivet Pericrocotus speciosus4
  8. Black Eagle Ictinaetus malaiensis4
  9. Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris4
  10. Long-tailed Broadbill Psarisomus dalhousiae3

Plants

  1. Noble Dendrobium Dendrobium nobile6
  2. Dendrobium jenkinsii5
  3. Cypress Vine Ipomoea quamoclit3
  4. Chinese Hat Plant Holmskioldia sanguinea3
  5. Siam weed Chromolaena odorata3
  6. Curry Leaf Bergera koenigii3
  7. Orchid tree Bauhinia variegata2
  8. Air Plant Kalanchoe pinnata2
  9. Purple Heart Tradescantia pallida2
  10. Lampati Duabanga grandiflora2

Mammals

  1. Capped Lutung Trachypithecus pileatus3
  2. Irrawaddy Squirrel Callosciurus pygerythrus2
  3. Domestic Water Buffalo Bubalus bubalis2
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa1
  5. Assam Macaque Macaca assamensis1
  6. Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta1
  7. Gee's Golden Lutung Trachypithecus geei1
  8. Wild Water Buffalo Bubalus arnee1
  9. Sambar Rusa unicolor1
  10. Domestic Cat Felis catus1

Insects

  1. Yellow Orange Tip Ixias pyrene10
  2. Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias9
  3. Lesser Gull Cepora nadina9
  4. Spotted sawtooth Prioneris thestylis8
  5. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita7
  6. Common Tit Hypolycaena erylus7
  7. Large Yeoman Cirrochroa aoris7
  8. Commodore Auzakia danava7
  9. Common Mapwing Cyrestis thyodamas6
  10. Striped Blue Crow Euploea mulciber6

Spiders and kin

  1. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria5
  2. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes1
  3. Carrhotus sannio1
  4. Hasselt's Spiny Spider Macracantha hasselti1

Reptiles

  1. Big-eyed Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon macrops2
  2. Mountain Worm-eating Snake Trachischium monticola1
  3. Common Mock Viper Psammodynastes pulverulentus1
  4. Indian Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus1
  5. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor1
  6. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus1

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.