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Learn the wildlife of Taijiang National Park

Taiwan

869 species have research-grade observations inside Taijiang 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. Little Egret Egretta garzetta77
  2. Caspian Tern Hydroprogne caspia59
  3. Common Greenshank Tringa nebularia51
  4. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea49
  5. Great Egret Ardea alba48
  6. Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus45
  7. Common Redshank Tringa totanus42
  8. Black-winged Stilt Himantopus himantopus41
  9. Black-winged Kite Elanus caeruleus34
  10. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo33

Plants

  1. Grey Mangrove Avicennia marina177
  2. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae169
  3. Beach naupaka Scaevola taccada159
  4. Orangefruit Passionflower Passiflora vesicaria112
  5. Beach Vitex Vitex rotundifolia105
  6. White leadtree Leucaena leucocephala104
  7. Tribulus taiwanensis94
  8. Brazilian pepper Schinus terebinthifolia88
  9. Indian marsh fleabane Pluchea indica88
  10. Sea hibiscus Hibiscus tiliaceus85

Mammals

  1. Japanese Pipistrelle Alionoctula abramus6
  2. Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus4
  3. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris2

Insects

  1. Wandering Pennant Macrodiplax cora39
  2. Taiwanosemia hoppoensis31
  3. Six-spotted Zigzag Ladybird Cheilomenes sexmaculata21
  4. Pea Blue Lampides boeticus19
  5. Giant Asian Mantis Hierodula patellifera12
  6. Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis11
  7. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana10
  8. Delta pyriforme10
  9. Desmidophorus crassus10
  10. Common Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis8

Spiders and kin

  1. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus8
  2. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli4
  3. Lami Beach Northern Jumping Spider Cosmophasis lami3
  4. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni2

Reptiles

  1. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata23
  2. Longtail Mabuya Eutropis longicaudata6
  3. Many-banded Krait Bungarus multicinctus4
  4. Chinese Cobra Naja atra4
  5. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus4
  6. Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa3
  7. Chinese Stripe-necked Turtle Mauremys sinensis3

Amphibians

  1. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra22
  2. Paddy Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis5
  3. Guenther's Frog Hylarana guentheri2
  4. East Asian Ornate Chorus Frog Microhyla fissipes2

Fish

  1. Shuttles Hoppfish Periophthalmus modestus20
  2. White-spotted Puffer Arothron hispidus9
  3. Silver Javelin Pomadasys argenteus7
  4. Goldspotted Rockcod Epinephelus coioides7
  5. Barred Javelin Pomadasys kaakan7
  6. Silver moony Monodactylus argenteus6
  7. Milkspot Toadfish Chelonodon kappa5
  8. Bigeye Trevally Caranx sexfasciatus4
  9. Indo-Pacific Tarpon Megalops cyprinoides4
  10. Spotted Scat Scatophagus argus4

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica8
  2. Asian Green Mussel Perna viridis5
  3. Blotched nerite Nerita albicilla5
  4. Screw Shell Turritella terebra5
  5. Nassarius conoidalis4
  6. Rough Periwinkle Littoraria scabra4
  7. Common Hairy Triton Snail Monoplex pilearis4
  8. Rare-spined murex Murex trapa3
  9. Arabian Cowrie Mauritia arabica3
  10. Chinese Venus Clam Cyclina sinensis3

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.