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Learn the wildlife of Tayrona National Park

Colombia

981 species have research-grade observations inside Tayrona 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. Rufous-tailed Jacamar Galbula ruficauda73
  2. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus67
  3. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis55
  4. Crimson-crested Woodpecker Campephilus melanoleucos54
  5. Lance-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia lanceolata53
  6. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus48
  7. Bicolored Wren Campylorhynchus griseus48
  8. White-tipped Dove Leptotila verreauxi45
  9. Yellow-headed Caracara Daptrius chimachima43
  10. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea27

Plants

  1. Sea grape Coccoloba uvifera83
  2. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera56
  3. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera43
  4. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae38
  5. Cocoplum Chrysobalanus icaco25
  6. Calabash Tree Crescentia cujete23
  7. Triangle cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus20
  8. Lady of the Night Orchid Brassavola nodosa19
  9. Bitter Melon Momordica charantia18
  10. Pigeonberry Rivina humilis17

Mammals

  1. Colombian Red Howler Monkey Alouatta seniculus135
  2. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata43
  3. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus24
  4. Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana23
  5. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis17
  6. Pacific Tent-making Bat Uroderma convexum11
  7. Crab-eating Fox Cerdocyon thous9
  8. Long-tailed Porcupine Coendou longicaudatus8
  9. Common tent-making Bat Uroderma bilobatum6
  10. Southern Opossum Didelphis marsupialis3

Insects

  1. Red Peacock Anartia amathea43
  2. Colombian Leafcutter Ant Atta colombica36
  3. Red Postman Heliconius erato31
  4. Giant red-winged grasshopper Tropidacris cristata30
  5. Abracris flavolineata20
  6. Common Morpho Morpho helenor18
  7. Anchises Cattleheart Parides anchises18
  8. Orange Daggerwing Marpesia berania16
  9. Tetrio Sphinx Pseudosphinx tetrio12
  10. Fig Sphinx Pachylia ficus9

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes60
  2. Phoneutria depilata21
  3. Trinidad Pink Tarantula Holothele longipes14
  4. Argiope submaronica12
  5. Micrathena sexspinosa11
  6. Tropical Orb Weaver Eriophora fuliginea9
  7. Pumpkin Patch Tarantula Hapalopus formosus8
  8. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata5
  9. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi5
  10. Leucauge mariana5

Reptiles

  1. Gaige’s Rainbow Lizard Cnemidophorus gaigei218
  2. Yellow-headed Gecko Gonatodes albogularis101
  3. Green Iguana Iguana iguana90
  4. Magdalena River Tegu Tretioscincus bifasciatus81
  5. Cope's Ameiva Ameiva bifrontata55
  6. Northern Turniptail Gecko Thecadactylus rapicauda43
  7. Gaige's Anole Anolis gaigei39
  8. Common Basilisk Basiliscus basiliscus32
  9. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus29
  10. Spectacled Caiman Caiman crocodilus19

Amphibians

  1. Yellow-striped Poison Dart Frog Dendrobates truncatus107
  2. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis52
  3. Túngara Frog Engystomops pustulosus37
  4. Spotted Foam-nest Frog Leptodactylus insularum26
  5. Milk Frog Trachycephalus macrotis10
  6. Savage's Thin-toed Frog Leptodactylus savagei5
  7. Chirique-Flusse Tree Frog Boana pugnax5
  8. Banana Tree Dwelling Frog Boana platanera3

Fish

  1. Atlantic Blue Tang Acanthurus coeruleus33
  2. French Angelfish Pomacanthus paru23
  3. Atlantic Sergeant Major Abudefduf saxatilis22
  4. Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus21
  5. Smooth Trunkfish Lactophrys triqueter18
  6. Longspined Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus17
  7. Slippery Dick Halichoeres bivittatus17
  8. Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish Acanthurus tractus17
  9. Western Atlantic Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus16
  10. Spotted Moray Gymnothorax moringa14

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica24
  2. Flamingo Tongue Snail Cyphoma gibbosum7
  3. West Indian Top Shell Cittarium pica7
  4. Marbled Chiton Chiton marmoratus7
  5. Widemouth Rocksnail Plicopurpura patula5
  6. Four-toothed Nerite Nerita versicolor5
  7. Turkey Wing Arca zebra5
  8. Brazilian Aeolid Spurilla braziliana5
  9. Brazilian Reef Octopus Octopus insularis5
  10. West Indian Fuzzy Chiton Acanthopleura granulata4

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.