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Learn the wildlife of Serra da Canastra National Park

Brazil

963 species have research-grade observations inside Serra da Canastra 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. Cock-tailed Tyrant Alectrurus tricolor74
  2. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus66
  3. Crested Black-Tyrant Knipolegus lophotes55
  4. White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru43
  5. Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola41
  6. Brazilian Merganser Mergus octosetaceus36
  7. White-rumped Monjita Xolmis velatus36
  8. Campo Flicker Colaptes campestris36
  9. Chopí Blackbird Gnorimopsar chopi34
  10. Plumbeous Seedeater Sporophila plumbea34

Plants

  1. Paepalanthus chiquitensis27
  2. Actinocephalus polyanthus25
  3. Vochysia thyrsoidea21
  4. Hippeastrum canastrense21
  5. Drosera tomentosa18
  6. Barbacenia glabra16
  7. Cambessedesia hilariana15
  8. Vellozia peripherica14
  9. Justicia riparia14
  10. Miconia albicans12

Mammals

  1. Pampas Deer Ozotoceros bezoarticus119
  2. Giant Anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla83
  3. Maned Wolf Chrysocyon brachyurus30
  4. Amazon Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus amazonicus7
  5. Six-banded Armadillo Euphractus sexcinctus6
  6. Black-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix penicillata4
  7. Hoary Fox Lycalopex vetula4
  8. Mountain Lion Puma concolor3
  9. Black-fronted Titi Callicebus nigrifrons3
  10. South American Coati Nasua nasua2

Insects

  1. Parides bunichus43
  2. Common Morpho Morpho helenor11
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera7
  4. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris7
  5. Brazilian Lady Vanessa braziliensis6
  6. Turquoise Emperor Doxocopa laurentia6
  7. Gulf Fritillary Dione vanillae5
  8. Banded Lady Vanessa myrinna5
  9. Cassius Blue Leptotes cassius4
  10. Menelaus Morpho Morpho menelaus4

Spiders and kin

  1. Bothriurus araguayae20
  2. Tityus bahiensis9
  3. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes5
  4. Bumba humilis4
  5. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus3
  6. Ornate Tropical Wandering Spider Ctenus ornatus3
  7. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata2
  8. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata2
  9. Lycosa erythrognatha2
  10. Parawixia bistriata2

Reptiles

  1. Striped Worm Lizard Ophiodes striatus20
  2. Brazilian Monkey Lizard Polychrus acutirostris12
  3. Neotropical Rattlesnake Crotalus durissus11
  4. Patagonian Racer Philodryas patagoniensis11
  5. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae9
  6. Marbled lancehead Bothrops marmoratus8
  7. Wagler's Snake Xenodon merremii8
  8. Jararaca Pintada Bothrops neuwiedi7
  9. Giant Ameiva Ameiva ameiva6
  10. Urutu Lancehead Bothrops alternatus6

Amphibians

  1. Rusty Toad Rhinella rubescens8
  2. Fazenda Salto tree frog Bokermannohyla ibitiguara5
  3. Lutz's Poison Frog Ameerega flavopicta4
  4. Cuyaba Dwarf Frog Physalaemus nattereri4
  5. Yellow-spotted Tree Frog Boana albopunctata4
  6. Alpinopolis Snouted Tree Frog Scinax maracaya3
  7. Lesser Tree Frog Dendropsophus minutus2
  8. Cururu Toad Rhinella diptycha2
  9. Ornate Forest toad Rhinella ornata2
  10. Reticulate Leaf Frog Pithecopus ayeaye2

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.