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Learn the wildlife of Tapanti-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Costa Rica

827 species have research-grade observations inside Tapanti-Macizo de la Muerte 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. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus25
  2. Volcano Junco Junco vulcani22
  3. Torrent Tyrannulet Serpophaga cinerea19
  4. Common Chlorospingus Chlorospingus flavopectus19
  5. Fiery-throated Hummingbird Panterpe insignis17
  6. Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula17
  7. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis17
  8. Black Guan Chamaepetes unicolor16
  9. Golden-bellied Flycatcher Myiodynastes hemichrysus16
  10. Black-faced Solitaire Myadestes melanops15

Plants

  1. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides43
  2. Ecuador philodendron Philodendron verrucosum31
  3. Poor man's umbrella Gunnera insignis30
  4. Castilleja talamancensis29
  5. Giant thistle Cirsium subcoriaceum27
  6. Heliconia lankesteri25
  7. Acaena cylindristachya20
  8. Red renealmia Renealmia cernua19
  9. Beautiful large bromeliad Werauhia ororiensis19
  10. Palicourea chiriquiensis17

Mammals

  1. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica24
  2. Central American Dwarf Squirrel Microsciurus alfari12
  3. Central American White-faced Capuchin Cebus imitator7
  4. Coyote Canis latrans5
  5. Mexican Red Brocket Mazama temama3
  6. Greater Broad-nosed Bat Platyrrhinus vittatus1
  7. Highland Yellow-shouldered Bat Sturnira ludovici1
  8. Handley's tailless bat Anoura cultrata1
  9. Common Vampire Bat Desmodus rotundus1
  10. Collared Peccary Pecari tajacu1

Insects

  1. Rusty-tipped Page Siproeta epaphus16
  2. Mesosemia grandis15
  3. Central American Montane Tiger Beetle Pseudoxycheila tarsalis15
  4. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus13
  5. Common Morpho Morpho helenor12
  6. Highland Rubyspot Hetaerina cruentata12
  7. Sky-blue Dancer Argia medullaris8
  8. Thorn-tipped Dancer Argia elongata8
  9. Vicina Clearwing Oleria vicina7
  10. Pansy Daggerwing Marpesia marcella6

Spiders and kin

  1. Costa Rican Redleg Tarantula Abdomegaphobema mesomelas4
  2. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis2
  3. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes2
  4. Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantius1

Reptiles

  1. Emerald Swift Sceloporus malachiticus67
  2. Montane Alligator Lizard Abronia monticola21
  3. Pug-nosed Anole Anolis capito7
  4. Common Blunt-headed Tree Snake Imantodes cenchoa6
  5. Hoffmann's Earth Snake Geophis hoffmanni5
  6. Side-striped palm pit viper Bothriechis lateralis5
  7. Slender Snail Sucker Sibon dimidiatus4
  8. Humble Anole Anolis humilis4
  9. Swift Anole Anolis tropidolepis4
  10. Cope's Coffee Snake Ninia psephota3

Amphibians

  1. Brilliant Forest Frog Lithobates warszewitschii40
  2. Red-legged Mushroomtongue Salamander Bolitoglossa pesrubra25
  3. Masked Tree Frog Smilisca phaeota7
  4. Green Climbing Toad Incilius coniferus7
  5. Underwood's Rain Frog Craugastor underwoodi6
  6. Golden-groined Robber Frog Pristimantis cruentus4
  7. Emerald Glass Frog Espadarana prosoblepon3
  8. Tink Frog Diasporus diastema2
  9. La Loma Robber Frog Pristimantis caryophyllaceus2
  10. Fleischmann's Glass Frog Hyalinobatrachium fleischmanni1

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.