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Learn the wildlife of Serranía de los Yariguíes National Park

Santander · Colombia

488 species have research-grade observations inside Serranía de los Yariguíes 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. Green-crowned Brilliant Heliodoxa jacula12
  2. White-booted Racket-tail Ocreatus underwoodii8
  3. Collared Trogon Trogon collaris8
  4. Ornate Flycatcher Myiotriccus ornatus7
  5. Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas6
  6. Common Potoo Nyctibius griseus6
  7. Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae5
  8. Speckled Hummingbird Adelomyia melanogenys5
  9. Russet-backed Oropendola Psarocolius angustifrons5
  10. Andean Emerald Uranomitra franciae5

Plants

  1. Espeletia chardonii9
  2. Red Indian pipe Monotropa coccinea8
  3. Columnea skogii6
  4. Leafless Ghostplant Voyria aphylla5
  5. Begonia buddleiifolia5
  6. Sore-mouth bush Palicourea tomentosa4
  7. Palicourea erythrocephala4
  8. Doselia galilensis4
  9. Toothed snailfern Cochlidium serrulatum3
  10. Ronnbergia veitchii3

Mammals

  1. Andean Squirrel Sciurus pucheranii2
  2. Santander Dwarf Squirrel Microsciurus santanderensis1
  3. Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana1
  4. Eastern Lowland Olingo Bassaricyon alleni1
  5. Varied Capuchin Cebus versicolor1

Insects

  1. Pseudohaetera hypaesia12
  2. Panacanthus pallicornis5
  3. Eurybia donna5
  4. Corydalus peruvianus4
  5. Banded Orange Heliconian Dryadula phaetusa3
  6. Banded Owl-Butterfly Caligo atreus3
  7. Central American Paper Wasp Apoica pallens3
  8. Red-Spotted Sweetpotato Moth Polygrammodes elevata3
  9. Glyphodes extorris3
  10. Clysonymus Longwing Heliconius clysonymus3

Spiders and kin

  1. Tropical Orb Weaver Eriophora fuliginea2
  2. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis1
  3. Micrathena bicolor1
  4. Verrucosa carara1
  5. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes1
  6. Neocranaus gladius1

Reptiles

  1. Boulenger's Anole Anolis apollinaris5
  2. Pratt's Snail-eater Dipsas pratti4
  3. Highland Eyelash-Pitviper Bothriechis schlegelii4
  4. Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake Imantodes cenchoa2
  5. Bridled Anole Anolis frenatus2
  6. Flat Andes Anole Anolis richteri2
  7. Wagler's Ground Snake Atractus wagleri1
  8. False Tree Coral Rhinobothryum bovallii1
  9. Hallowell's Coffee Snake Ninia atrata1
  10. Western Basilisk Basiliscus galeritus1

Amphibians

  1. Pristimantis penelopus4
  2. Niceforo's Marsupial Frog Gastrotheca nicefori2
  3. Banana Tree Dwelling Frog Boana platanera2
  4. Andes Giant Glass Frog Espadarana andina1
  5. Colombian Niputidea Nurse Frog Allobates niputidea1
  6. Túngara Frog Engystomops pustulosus1
  7. Wine Robber Frog Pristimantis bacchus1
  8. Gaige's Rain Frog Pristimantis gaigei1
  9. Palm Rocket Frog Rheobates palmatus1
  10. Emerald Glass Frog Espadarana prosoblepon1

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.