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Learn the wildlife of Sagarmatha National Park

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371 species have research-grade observations inside Sagarmatha 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. Tibetan Snowcock Tetraogallus tibetanus102
  2. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris92
  3. Himalayan Monal Lophophorus impejanus70
  4. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus45
  5. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos34
  6. Robin Accentor Prunella rubeculoides34
  7. Blood Pheasant Ithaginis cruentus32
  8. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis32
  9. Black-faced Laughingthrush Trochalopteron affine28
  10. Blue-fronted Redstart Phoenicurus frontalis25

Plants

  1. Gentiana depressa81
  2. Drumstick Primrose Primula denticulata51
  3. Kumaon iris Iris kemaonensis39
  4. Gentiana ornata29
  5. Prickly Blue Poppy Meconopsis horridula26
  6. Large Leaf Primrose Primula macrophylla23
  7. Thermopsis barbata20
  8. East Himalayan fir Abies spectabilis18
  9. Rockspray Cotoneaster Cotoneaster microphyllus18
  10. Androsace sarmentosa18

Mammals

  1. Himalayan Tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus75
  2. Domestic Yak Bos grunniens28
  3. Himalayan Musk Deer Moschus leucogaster21
  4. Himalayan Pika Ochotona roylii9
  5. Domestic Horse Equus caballus4
  6. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris3
  7. Yellow-throated Marten Martes flavigula2
  8. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes1
  9. Alpine Musk Deer Moschus chrysogaster1
  10. Large-eared Pika Ochotona macrotis1

Insects

  1. Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais caschmirensis19
  2. Himalayan Queen Fritillary Issoria issaea12
  3. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata7
  4. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon6
  5. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui4
  6. Common Blue Apollo Parnassius hardwickii3
  7. Bombus rufofasciatus3
  8. Gazalina chrysolopha2
  9. Dark Clouded Yellow Colias fieldii2
  10. Lygaeus oreophilus2

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.