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Learn the wildlife of Sumaco Napo-Galeras National Park

Ecuador

614 species have research-grade observations inside Sumaco Napo-Galeras 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. Andean Cock-of-the-rock Rupicola peruvianus14
  2. Golden-tailed Sapphire Chrysuronia oenone9
  3. Brown Violetear Colibri delphinae8
  4. Wire-crested Thorntail Discosura popelairii6
  5. Peruvian Racket-tail Ocreatus peruanus6
  6. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis5
  7. Sparkling Violetear Colibri coruscans5
  8. Summer Tanager Piranga rubra5
  9. Blue-gray Tanager Thraupis episcopus5
  10. Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris5

Plants

  1. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides10
  2. Sore-mouth bush Palicourea tomentosa9
  3. Beadplant Nertera granadensis8
  4. Begonia pectennervia7
  5. Maxillaria fletcheriana7
  6. Masdevallia rosea7
  7. Andean Pokeweed Phytolacca bogotensis6
  8. Begonia tetrandra6
  9. Kohleria affinis5
  10. Gentiana sedifolia5

Mammals

  1. Black-mantled Tamarin Saguinus nigricollis5
  2. South American Tapir Tapirus terrestris2
  3. Northern Amazon Red Squirrel Sciurus igniventris2
  4. Eastern Lowland Olingo Bassaricyon alleni2
  5. Common Woolly Monkey Lagothrix lagothricha2
  6. Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus1
  7. Spectacled Bear Tremarctos ornatus1
  8. South American Coati Nasua nasua1
  9. Kinkajou Potos flavus1
  10. Mountain Lion Puma concolor1

Insects

  1. Telesiphe longwing Heliconius telesiphe9
  2. Gaudy Grasshopper Omura congrua7
  3. Erotylus buckleyi5
  4. Chrysochloe acquiguttata5
  5. Bandaged Satyr Oressinoma typhla4
  6. Aspicela rugosa4
  7. Amber phantom Haetera piera4
  8. Pseudohaetera hypaesia4
  9. Corades enyo4
  10. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera3

Spiders and kin

  1. Leucauge mariana2
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes2
  3. Micrathena kirbyi1
  4. Heterophrynus batesii1

Reptiles

  1. Common Lancehead Bothrops atrox3
  2. Forest Flame Snake Oxyrhopus petolarius3
  3. Speckled Forest Pit Viper Bothrops taeniatus3
  4. Black-collared Snake Drepanoides anomalus2
  5. South American Bushmaster Lachesis muta2
  6. Black Ground Snake Atractus elaps2
  7. White-fronted Sipo Chironius leucometapus2
  8. Uzzell's Prionodactylus Pholidobolus dicrus2
  9. Chayahuitas Banded Cat-eyed Snake Leptodeira approximans2
  10. Common Mussurana Clelia clelia1

Amphibians

  1. Guacamayo Plump Toad Osornophryne guacamayo6
  2. Ecuador Spiny-backed Frog Osteocephalus verruciger4
  3. South American Common Toad Rhinella margaritifera3
  4. Ecuador Poison Frog Ameerega bilinguis2
  5. Moss Robber Frog Pristimantis eriphus2
  6. Barking Robber Frog Pristimantis inusitatus2
  7. Metallic Robber Frog Pristimantis lanthanites2
  8. Festa's Toad Rhinella festae2
  9. Dwarf Jungle Frog Leptodactylus wagneri1
  10. White-lined Leaf Frog Phyllomedusa vaillantii1

Mollusks

  1. Megalobulimus popelairianus2
  2. Sultana deburghiae2
  3. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica1

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.