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Learn the wildlife of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta National Park

Colombia

775 species have research-grade observations inside Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta 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. Tropical Kingbird Tyrannus melancholicus10
  2. Crested Oropendola Psarocolius decumanus8
  3. Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus8
  4. Blue-bearded Helmetcrest Oxypogon cyanolaemus8
  5. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus7
  6. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda6
  7. Bay-headed Tanager Tangara gyrola6
  8. Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos6
  9. Neotropic Cormorant Nannopterum brasilianum6
  10. Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima6

Plants

  1. Espeletia occulta32
  2. Chikku Chikku Hypochaeris sessiliflora19
  3. Orthrosanthus acorifolius18
  4. Cipuropsis hospitalis16
  5. Acaena cylindristachya14
  6. Passiflora schlimiana14
  7. Viola arguta13
  8. Cipuropsis elata13
  9. Hieracium erianthum12
  10. Linochilus nevadensis12

Mammals

  1. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis5
  2. Santa Marta White-fronted Capuchin Cebus malitiosus4
  3. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu2
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2
  5. Colombian Red Howler Monkey Alouatta seniculus2
  6. Common tent-making Bat Uroderma bilobatum1
  7. Ocelot Leopardus pardalis1
  8. Southern Opossum Didelphis marsupialis1
  9. Unicolored Oldfield Mouse Thomasomys monochromos1

Insects

  1. Red Peacock Anartia amathea17
  2. Brazilian Lady Vanessa braziliensis15
  3. Ancognatha vulgaris12
  4. Widespread Eighty-eight Diaethria clymena11
  5. Red Postman Heliconius erato8
  6. Adrienne's Skipper Hylephila adriennae8
  7. Clysonymus Longwing Heliconius clysonymus7
  8. Corades chelonis7
  9. Andean Silverspot Dione glycera6
  10. Paramo oculata6

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes19
  2. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata3
  3. Tropical Orb Weaver Eriophora fuliginea3
  4. Panama Blonde Tarantula Psalmopoeus pulcher3
  5. Kankuamo marquezi3
  6. Pumpkin Patch Tarantula Hapalopus formosus3
  7. Phoneutria depilata3
  8. Brown Sailor Spider Neoscona nautica2
  9. Micrathena kochalkai2
  10. Phalangodus kuryi2

Reptiles

  1. Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard Cnemidophorus gaigei11
  2. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus9
  3. Wiegmann's Striped Gecko Gonatodes vittatus6
  4. Redtail Coralsnake Micrurus mipartitus4
  5. Dusky Giant Ameiva Ameiva praesignis4
  6. Santa Marta Shade Lizard Alopoglossus romaleos4
  7. Terciopelo Bothrops asper3
  8. Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus3
  9. Gaige's Anole Anolis gaigei3
  10. Cloudy Snail-eating Snake Sibon nebulatus2

Amphibians

  1. Guajira Stubfoot Toad Atelopus carrikeri23
  2. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis21
  3. San Lorenzo Stubfoot Toad Atelopus laetissimus17
  4. San Lorenzo Harlequin Toad Atelopus nahumae17
  5. Walker's Sierra frog Geobatrachus walkeri8
  6. Yellow-striped Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates truncatus6
  7. Santa Marta Robber Frog Serranobatrachus sanctaemartae6
  8. Ruthven's Robber Frog Serranobatrachus ruthveni6
  9. Delicate Robber Frog Serranobatrachus delicatus6
  10. San Lorenzo Robber Frog Serranobatrachus megalops5

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.