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Learn the wildlife of Shei-pa National Park

Taiwan

2,156 species have research-grade observations inside Shei-pa 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. White-whiskered Laughingthrush Trochalopteron morrisonianum248
  2. White-eared Sibia Heterophasia auricularis85
  3. Taiwan Yuhina Yuhina brunneiceps81
  4. White-tailed Robin Myiomela leucura78
  5. Taiwan Liocichla Liocichla steerii74
  6. Taiwan Vivid Niltava Niltava vivida66
  7. Taiwan Rosefinch Carpodacus formosanus65
  8. Collared Bush-Robin Tarsiger johnstoniae46
  9. Ferruginous Flycatcher Muscicapa ferruginea40
  10. Southern Nutcracker Nucifraga hemispila39

Plants

  1. Japanese andromeda Pieris japonica323
  2. Gentiana davidii296
  3. Stinking Viburnum Viburnum foetidum265
  4. Alishan gentian Gentiana arisanensis265
  5. False-gold-flower rhododendron Rhododendron pseudochrysanthum237
  6. Pinnate Ellisiophyllum Ellisiophyllum pinnatum205
  7. Japanese knotweed Reynoutria japonica200
  8. Largeflower Deutzia Deutzia pulchra198
  9. Symplocos stellaris193
  10. Convulsion Root Monotropastrum humile188

Mammals

  1. Reeves's Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi82
  2. Formosan Rock Macaque Macaca cyclopis55
  3. Maritime Striped Squirrel Tamiops maritimus36
  4. Taiwan Red-and-white Giant Flying Squirrel Petaurista lena29
  5. Pallas' Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus19
  6. Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica17

Insects

  1. Wallich's Owl Moth Brahmaea wallichii118
  2. Loepa mirandula76
  3. Rinaca jonasii52
  4. Tanaoctenia haliaria43
  5. Macrosemia kareisana41
  6. Tanna ornatipennis41
  7. Dorcus rubrofemoratus39
  8. Dybowski's Stag Beetle Lucanus dybowski37
  9. Taicallimorpha albipuncta36
  10. Aeshna petalura35

Reptiles

  1. Taiwan tiger keelback Rhabdophis formosanus43
  2. Stejneger's Bamboo Snake Pseudoxenodon stejnegeri40
  3. Shanghai Elegant Skink Plestiodon elegans26
  4. Mandarin Ratsnake Euprepiophis mandarinus17
  5. Taiwan mountain pitviper Ovophis makazayazaya17
  6. Taiwan Alpine Skink Sphenomorphus taiwanensis14
  7. Formosa Wolf Snake Lycodon ruhstrati14
  8. Black Odd-scaled Snake Achalinus niger13

Amphibians

  1. Taiwan Common Toad Bufo bankorensis175
  2. Moltrecht's Green Tree Frog Zhangixalus moltrechti165
  3. Swinhoe's frog Odorrana swinhoana81
  4. Sauter's Brown Frog Rana sauteri68

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.