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Learn the wildlife of Tijuca National Park

Brazil

1,697 species have research-grade observations inside Tijuca 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. Swallow-tailed Manakin Chiroxiphia caudata58
  2. Green-headed Tanager Tangara seledon49
  3. Plain-winged Woodcreeper Dendrocincla turdina45
  4. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis39
  5. Long-billed Wren Cantorchilus longirostris36
  6. Lesser Woodcreeper Xiphorhynchus fuscus35
  7. Violet-capped Woodnymph Thalurania glaucopis33
  8. Red-crowned Ant-Tanager Habia rubica33
  9. Pale-breasted Thrush Turdus leucomelas30
  10. Black Vulture Coragyps atratus29

Plants

  1. Psychotria nuda62
  2. Jackfruit Artocarpus heterophyllus61
  3. Polka Dot Begonia Begonia maculata42
  4. Besleria melancholica39
  5. Tillandsia geminiflora36
  6. Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana35
  7. Goeppertia colorata34
  8. Flowering Banana Musa ornata31
  9. Aluminium Plant Pilea cadierei29
  10. Heliconia angusta29

Mammals

  1. South American Coati Nasua nasua225
  2. Common Marmoset Callithrix jacchus47
  3. Brazilian Squirrel Sciurus brasiliensis35
  4. Red-rumped Agouti Dasyprocta leporina33
  5. Brown-throated Three-toed Sloth Bradypus variegatus30
  6. Brown Howler Monkey Alouatta guariba14
  7. Southern Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus9
  8. Orange-spined Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou spinosus9
  9. Black-tufted-ear Marmoset Callithrix penicillata7

Insects

  1. Pyrodes nitidus95
  2. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris79
  3. Pycnosarcus atavus74
  4. Abracris flavolineata34
  5. Melinaea ludovica32
  6. Narrow Stingless Bee Tetragonisca angustula27
  7. American Pelecinid Wasp Pelecinus polyturator25
  8. Belted Orchid bee Eulaema cingulata25
  9. Opshomala viridis25
  10. Strongylium violaceum25

Spiders and kin

  1. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata82
  2. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes70
  3. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata37
  4. Micrathena sanctispiritus19
  5. Ctenus medius17
  6. Paecilaema u-flavum16
  7. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis14
  8. Pristocnemus pustulatus13
  9. Common House Spider Parasteatoda tepidariorum12
  10. Ornate Tropical Wandering Spider Ctenus ornatus12

Reptiles

  1. Amazon Lava Lizard Tropidurus torquatus61
  2. Argentine Black-and-white Tegu Salvator merianae38
  3. Long-lined Agile Skink Psychosaura macrorhyncha19
  4. Yarará Lancehead Bothrops jararaca17
  5. Coastal Sipo Chironius foveatus16
  6. Jackson's Fathead Anole Enyalius perditus15
  7. Jararacussu Bothrops jararacussu15
  8. Boa Constrictor Boa constrictor12
  9. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia12
  10. Head-striped Leaf-litter Snake Echinanthera cephalostriata11

Amphibians

  1. Santa Catarina Tree Toad Hylodes nasus50
  2. Brazilian Spinythumb Frog Crossodactylus gaudichaudii26
  3. Colonia Alpina Treefrog Fritziana goeldii24
  4. Spotted Leaf Frog Phasmahyla guttata23
  5. Rock River Frog Thoropa miliaris22
  6. Ornate Forest toad Rhinella ornata18
  7. Pumpkin Toadlet Brachycephalus ephippium9
  8. Elegant Forest Tree Frog Dendropsophus elegans9
  9. Clay Robber Frog Haddadus binotatus8
  10. Blacksmith Tree Frog Boana faber8

Mollusks

  1. Vaginulus taunaisii65
  2. Drymaeus palliolum55
  3. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica45
  4. Cochlorina aurisleporis33
  5. Anthinus multicolor14
  6. Solaropsis brasiliana10
  7. Jumping Snail Ovachlamys fulgens8
  8. Drymaeus iheringi5

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.