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Learn the wildlife of Tierra del Fuego National Park

Argentina

459 species have research-grade observations inside Tierra del Fuego 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. Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango268
  2. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus169
  3. Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus163
  4. Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii148
  5. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis134
  6. Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope128
  7. Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda115
  8. Crested Duck Lophonetta specularioides106
  9. Great Grebe Podiceps major104
  10. Black-necked Swan Cygnus melancoryphus83

Plants

  1. Fachine Chiliotrichum diffusum278
  2. Dog orchid Codonorchis lessonii185
  3. Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata182
  4. Calafate Berberis microphylla170
  5. Little hard fern Blechnum penna-marina169
  6. False mistletoe Misodendrum punctulatum151
  7. Lenga Beech Nothofagus pumilio137
  8. Holly barberry Berberis ilicifolia133
  9. Patagonian wild currant Ribes magellanicum122
  10. Yellow Ground Orchid Gavilea lutea120

Mammals

  1. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus97
  2. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus39
  3. American Beaver Castor canadensis30
  4. Domestic Horse Equus caballus21
  5. South American Sea Lion Otaria flavescens14
  6. Guanaco Lama guanicoe11
  7. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus10
  8. American Mink Neogale vison7
  9. Chilla Lycalopex grisea5
  10. Olive Grass Mouse Abrothrix olivacea3

Insects

  1. Phulia theodice73
  2. Chauliognathus magellanicus48
  3. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris37
  4. Aegorhinus vitulus29
  5. Erichius femoralis17
  6. Sinopla perpunctatus9
  7. Eristalis croceimaculata9
  8. Common European Yellowjacket Vespula vulgaris8
  9. Cytheris Fritillary Yramea cytheris7
  10. Rhionaeschna variegata6

Spiders and kin

  1. Tomopisthes horrendus5
  2. Lycosa australis4
  3. Tomopisthes varius2
  4. Coenypha ditissima2
  5. Acropsopilio chilensis1
  6. Emmenomma oculatum1
  7. Platnickia bergi1
  8. Molinaranea clymene1

Fish

  1. Magellanic Plunderfish Harpagifer bispinis14
  2. Snailfish Agonopsis chiloensis8
  3. Common Galaxias Galaxias maculatus5
  4. Nototenia Patagonotothen cornucola4
  5. Black Southern Cod Patagonotothen tessellata4
  6. Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch3
  7. Mimic Bull Blenny Cottoperca trigloides3
  8. Crossostomus chilensis3
  9. Orange-throat Notothen Paranotothenia magellanica2
  10. Brown Trout Salmo trutta1

Mollusks

  1. Chilean Blue Mussel Mytilus chilensis81
  2. Magellanic Copper Limpet Nacella magellanica69
  3. Purple Mussel Perumytilus purpuratus33
  4. Gevers's Trophon Trophon geversianus15
  5. Lesson's False Limpet Siphonaria lessonii14
  6. Camouflaged Spiny Sea Cradle Plaxiphora aurata10
  7. Atagema hispida9
  8. Ancilla Volute Adelomelon ancilla7
  9. Southern Red Octopus Enteroctopus megalocyathus6
  10. Fissurella picta6

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.