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Learn the wildlife of Serra dos Órgãos National Park

Brazil

1,694 species have research-grade observations inside Serra dos Órgãos 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. Swallow-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata41
  2. Dusky-legged Guan Penelope obscura31
  3. Brassy-breasted Tanager Tangara desmaresti30
  4. Black-goggled Tanager Trichothraupis melanops29
  5. Black-and-gold Cotinga Lipaugus ater28
  6. Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon27
  7. White-browed Warbler Myiothlypis leucoblephara21
  8. Surucua Trogon Trogon surrucura20
  9. Yellow-legged Thrush Turdus flavipes19
  10. Ruby-crowned Tanager Tachyphonus coronatus17

Plants

  1. Cattleya coccinea32
  2. Zygopetalum maculatum29
  3. Vriesea heterostachys29
  4. Heliconia angusta21
  5. Psychotria nuda21
  6. Vriesea philippocoburgi16
  7. Blushing Bromeliad Neoregelia carolinae15
  8. Prepusa hookeriana15
  9. Pitcairnia flammea14
  10. Vriesea psittacina13

Mammals

  1. Brazilian Squirrel Sciurus brasiliensis21
  2. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus11
  3. South American Coati Nasua nasua9
  4. Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou spinosus9
  5. Black-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix penicillata6
  6. Big-eared Opossum Didelphis aurita5
  7. Thumbless Bat Furipterus horrens3
  8. Kinkajou Potos flavus3

Insects

  1. Ceroys perfoliatus34
  2. Xylophanes crenulata29
  3. Nyceryx continua25
  4. Eacles ducalis24
  5. Xylophanes isaon21
  6. Xylophanes thyelia19
  7. Xylophanes marginalis18
  8. Nyceryx nictitans16
  9. Hylesia oratex16
  10. Dirphia triangulum14

Spiders and kin

  1. Goniosoma roridum17
  2. Ornate Tropical Wandering Spider Ctenus ornatus16
  3. Ctenus medius14
  4. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata13
  5. Gonyleptes horridus13
  6. Jussara luteovariata13
  7. Goniosoma varium10
  8. Tityus costatus8
  9. Lacronia ceci7
  10. Homoeomma brasilianum6

Reptiles

  1. Yarará Lancehead Bothrops jararaca16
  2. Jackson's Fathead Anole Enyalius perditus11
  3. Amazon Lava Lizard Tropidurus torquatus11
  4. Neuwied's False Fer-de-lance Xenodon neuwiedii10
  5. South American Banded Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira annulata7
  6. Brown Sipo Chironius fuscus6
  7. Chicken Snake Spilotes pullatus6
  8. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae6
  9. Two-headed Sipo Chironius bicarinatus5
  10. Green Sipo Chironius exoletus5

Amphibians

  1. Yellow Cururu Toad Rhinella icterica31
  2. Colonia Alpina Treefrog Fritziana goeldii12
  3. Rock River Frog Thoropa miliaris11
  4. Blacksmith Tree Frog Boana faber10
  5. Gunther's Smooth Horned Frog Proceratophrys appendiculata7
  6. Warty Tree Toad Hylodes asper7
  7. Pumpkin Toadlet Brachycephalus ephippium7
  8. Rio Big-tooth Frog Megaelosia goeldii6
  9. Clay Robber Frog Haddadus binotatus6
  10. White-lined Treefrog Gastrotheca albolineata4

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.