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Learn the wildlife of Serra do Cipó National Park

Brazil

648 species have research-grade observations inside Serra do Cipó 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. Red-legged Seriema Cariama cristata12
  2. Saffron Finch Sicalis flaveola12
  3. Chalk-browed Mockingbird Mimus saturninus11
  4. Glittering-bellied Emerald Chlorostilbon lucidus10
  5. Black-throated Saltator Saltatricula atricollis10
  6. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus9
  7. Yellow-rumped Marshbird Pseudoleistes guirahuro9
  8. Scaled Dove Columbina squammata8
  9. Cinnamon Tanager Schistochlamys ruficapillus8
  10. Cliff Flycatcher Hirundinea ferruginea8

Plants

  1. Marcetia taxifolia19
  2. Pilosocereus aurisetus16
  3. Paepalanthus bromelioides15
  4. Barbacenia flava14
  5. Vellozia gigantea14
  6. Drosera tomentosa13
  7. Drosera chrysolepis13
  8. Cattleya rupestris11
  9. Barbacenia gentianoides10
  10. Billbergia vittata9

Mammals

  1. Black-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix penicillata9
  2. Spix's Yellow-toothed Cavy Galea spixii2
  3. Capybara Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris2
  4. Domestic Horse Equus caballus2
  5. Brazilian Squirrel Sciurus brasiliensis2
  6. Southern Brown Brocket Subulo gouazoubira2
  7. Crab-eating Raccoon Procyon cancrivorus1
  8. Domestic Cat Felis catus1
  9. Hoary Fox Lycalopex vetula1

Insects

  1. Eighty butterfly Callicore sorana239
  2. Nhambikuara cerradensis173
  3. Eryphanis reevesii72
  4. Forsterinaria necys49
  5. Poltys satyr Paryphthimoides poltys37
  6. Forsterinaria quantius29
  7. Common Morpho Morpho helenor23
  8. Orange Banner Temenis laothoe16
  9. Astarte eighty-eight Callicore astarte16
  10. Blue-frosted Banner Catonephele numilia14

Spiders and kin

  1. Aglaoctenus lagotis5
  2. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata5
  3. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus2
  4. Arachosia albiventris2
  5. Parvicarina felipeleitei2
  6. Difoliate Orbweaver Acacesia hamata1
  7. Semiopyla cataphracta1
  8. Eriophora edax1
  9. Parawixia bistriata1
  10. Ancylometes rufus1

Reptiles

  1. Serra del Cipo Lava Lizard Eurolophosaurus nanuzae16
  2. Tropidurus montanus14
  3. Jararaca Pintada Bothrops neuwiedi14
  4. Patagonian Racer Philodryas patagoniensis8
  5. Brazilian Monkey Lizard Polychrus acutirostris7
  6. Serra de Cipó Whiptail Ameivula cipoensis6
  7. Southeast Brazilian Sipo Chironius brazili6
  8. Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor5
  9. Two-lined Fathead Anole Enyalius bilineatus5
  10. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae5

Amphibians

  1. Santa Barbara tree frog Bokermannohyla alvarengai11
  2. Minas Gerais Smooth-horned Frog Proceratophrys cururu6
  3. Big-eared River Frog Thoropa megatympanum6
  4. Odontophrynus juquinha6
  5. Rusty Toad Rhinella rubescens4
  6. Yellow-spotted Tree Frog Boana albopunctata4
  7. Emerald-eyed Tree Frog Boana crepitans4
  8. Campo Grande Frog Leptodactylus furnarius3
  9. Ledge Tree Frog Bokermannohyla saxicola3
  10. Lesser Tree Frog Dendropsophus minutus3

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.