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Learn the wildlife of Serra da Bocaina National Park

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515 species have research-grade observations inside Serra da Bocaina 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. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus7
  2. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis7
  3. Brazilian Tanager Ramphocelus bresilius6
  4. Yellow-fronted Woodpecker Melanerpes flavifrons6
  5. Green-backed Trogon Trogon viridis6
  6. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus5
  7. Violaceous Euphonia Euphonia violacea5
  8. White-barred Piculet Picumnus cirratus5
  9. Black Hawk-Eagle Spizaetus tyrannus4
  10. Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis4

Plants

  1. Paraná Araucaria Araucaria angustifolia12
  2. Swiss cheese-plant Monstera adansonii5
  3. Fuchsia regia5
  4. Mimusops coriacea5
  5. Brazilian Pokeweed Phytolacca thyrsiflora5
  6. Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus4
  7. Brillantaisia lamium4
  8. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae3
  9. Sea hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus3
  10. Tropical milkweed Asclepias curassavica3

Mammals

  1. Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus3
  2. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus3
  3. Brown Howler Monkey Alouatta guariba3
  4. Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou spinosus2
  5. Tomes's Sword-nosed Bat Lonchorhina aurita1
  6. Big-eared Woolly Bat Chrotopterus auritus1
  7. Crab-eating Raccoon Procyon cancrivorus1
  8. Lesser Grison Galictis cuja1
  9. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis1
  10. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous1

Insects

  1. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris6
  2. Rothschildia hopfferi4
  3. Brazilian Lady Vanessa braziliensis3
  4. Dirphia sombrero3
  5. Brazilian Bumble Bee Bombus brasiliensis3
  6. Red Peacock Anartia amathea2
  7. Nannotrigona testaceicornis2
  8. Cyllopoda claudicula2
  9. Nemoria erina2
  10. Bicolored Melipona Melipona bicolor2

Spiders and kin

  1. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata2
  2. Camarana flavipalpi2
  3. Pachylibunus grandis2
  4. Ctenus medius1
  5. Seven-spined Crab Spider Epicadus heterogaster1
  6. Acutisoma longipes1
  7. Longiperna cancellata1
  8. Ornate Tropical Wandering Spider Ctenus ornatus1
  9. Diplura macrura1
  10. Hogna gumia1

Reptiles

  1. Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon neuwiedii6
  2. Jararacussu Bothrops jararacussu5
  3. Pampas Snake Tomodon dorsatus3
  4. Fonseca's Lancehead Bothrops fonsecai3
  5. Duméril's False Coral Snake Oxyrhopus clathratus2
  6. Decorated Coralsnake Micrurus decoratus2
  7. Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus2
  8. Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake Echinanthera cephalostriata2
  9. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae2
  10. Yarará Lancehead Bothrops jararaca2

Amphibians

  1. Yellow Cururu Toad Rhinella icterica5
  2. Warty Tree Toad Hylodes asper2
  3. Proceratophrys melanopogon1
  4. San Andre Rapids Frog Paratelmatobius poecilogaster1
  5. Rock River Frog Thoropa miliaris1
  6. Cuvier’s Foam Frog Physalaemus cuvieri1
  7. Canebrake Tree Frog Aplastodiscus perviridis1
  8. Serra da Bocaina Flea Toad Brachycephalus vertebralis1
  9. Pumpkin Toadlet Brachycephalus ephippium1
  10. Rio Elongated Frog Myersiella microps1

Fish

  1. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis6
  2. Trichogenes longipinnis2
  3. Grey Triggerfish Balistes capriscus1
  4. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus1
  5. Redbreast Tilapia Coptodon rendalli1

Mollusks

  1. Drymaeus iheringi3
  2. Littoraria flava2
  3. West Indian Starsnail Lithopoma tectum1
  4. Stramonita brasiliensis1
  5. Megalobulimus ovatus1
  6. Ischnochiton striolatus1
  7. Agathistoma viridulum1

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.