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Learn the wildlife of Taksin Maharat National Park

Thailand

306 species have research-grade observations inside Taksin Maharat 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. Black-crested Bulbul Rubigula flaviventris9
  2. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster8
  3. Blue-throated Barbet Psilopogon asiaticus8
  4. Pin-striped Tit-Babbler Mixornis gularis7
  5. Ayeyarwady Bulbul Pycnonotus blanfordi7
  6. Streaked Spiderhunter Arachnothera magna6
  7. Yellow-bellied Warbler Abroscopus superciliaris6
  8. Indian White-eye Zosterops palpebrosus6
  9. Blue Rock-Thrush Monticola solitarius4
  10. Green-billed Malkoha Phaenicophaeus tristis4

Plants

  1. Cavendish banana Musa acuminata3
  2. Common lantana Lantana camara2
  3. Polka Dot Plant Hypoestes phyllostachya2
  4. Brainea insignis2
  5. Asystasia salicifolia2
  6. Dicliptera lanceolaria2
  7. Cannonball Tree Couroupita guianensis1
  8. Hairy Beggarticks Bidens pilosa1
  9. Golden Pothos Epipremnum aureum1
  10. Angel's Trumpet Brugmansia arborea1

Mammals

  1. Sikkim Mouse Mus pahari2
  2. Pallas' Squirrel Callosciurus erythraeus2
  3. Great Roundleaf Bat Hipposideros armiger1
  4. Ratanaworabhan's Fruit Bat Megaerops niphanae1
  5. Stripe-backed Weasel Mustela strigidorsa1
  6. Pencil-tailed Tree Mouse Chiropodomys gliroides1
  7. Domestic Cat Felis catus1
  8. Herbert's Long-tailed Giant Rat Leopoldamys herberti1

Insects

  1. Coeliccia poungyi9
  2. Red-based Jezebel Delias pasithoe4
  3. Common Earl Tanaecia julii4
  4. Common Faun Faunis canens4
  5. Plain grey hawkmoth Psilogramma increta3
  6. Euphaea ochracea3
  7. White-faced clearwing Echo modesta3
  8. Golden Birdwing Troides aeacus3
  9. Sternocera aequisignata3
  10. Coryptilum rutilella3

Spiders and kin

  1. Spiny Orb-Weaver Spider Gasteracantha diadesmia3
  2. Leucauge tessellata3
  3. Parallel-spined Spiny Orbweaver Gasteracantha diardi3
  4. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes1
  5. Long-horned Orbweaver Macracantha arcuata1
  6. Acusilas malaccensis1
  7. Jade Jumping Spider Siler semiglaucus1
  8. Orange-and-black Pear Spider Leucauge fastigata1

Reptiles

  1. Boulenger's Pricklenape Acanthosaura crucigera5
  2. Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata2
  3. Tak Bent-toed Gecko Cyrtodactylus amphipetraeus2
  4. Lanna Green Pitviper Trimeresurus lanna2
  5. Green Cat Snake Boiga cyanea1
  6. Keeled Rat Snake Ptyas carinata1
  7. Red-tailed Green Ratsnake Gonyosoma oxycephalum1
  8. Northern King Cobra Ophiophagus hannah1
  9. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus1
  10. Indo-Pacific House Gecko Hemidactylus garnotii1

Amphibians

  1. Koh Tao Caecilian Ichthyophis kohtaoensis1
  2. Black-striped Frog Hylarana nigrovittata1
  3. Red-webbed Treefrog Rhacophorus rhodopus1
  4. Dotted Bubble-nest Frog Theloderma albopunctatum1
  5. Tak Horned Toad Xenophrys takensis1

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.