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Learn the wildlife of Tikal National Park

Guatemala

820 species have research-grade observations inside Tikal 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. Brown Jay Cyanocorax morio327
  2. Keel-billed Toucan Ramphastos sulfuratus215
  3. Red-lored Amazon Amazona autumnalis195
  4. Russet-naped Wood-Rail Aramides albiventris191
  5. Collared Aracari Pteroglossus torquatus182
  6. Montezuma Oropendola Psarocolius montezuma172
  7. Slaty-tailed Trogon Trogon massena134
  8. Pale-billed Woodpecker Campephilus guatemalensis106
  9. Roadside Hawk Rupornis magnirostris105
  10. Crested Guan Penelope purpurascens79

Plants

  1. Kapok Tree Ceiba pentandra163
  2. Star of Bethlehem Hippobroma longiflora49
  3. Vase bromeliad Aechmea bracteata45
  4. Moses-in-the-cradle Tradescantia spathacea35
  5. Zebra plant Tradescantia zebrina35
  6. Pheasants tail Anthurium schlechtendalii35
  7. Firebush Hamelia patens29
  8. Gumbo Limbo Bursera simaruba29
  9. Tillandsia juncea29
  10. Horse balls Tabernaemontana donnell-smithii25

Mammals

  1. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica725
  2. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata128
  3. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus80
  4. Yucatán Squirrel Sciurus yucatanensis52
  5. Deppe's Squirrel Sciurus deppei18
  6. Northern Tamandua Tamandua mexicana16
  7. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus13
  8. Greater Sac-winged Bat Saccopteryx bilineata3
  9. Lesser Dog-like Bat Peropteryx macrotis3
  10. Kinkajou Potos flavus3

Insects

  1. Shimmering Golden Sugar ant Camponotus sericeiventris84
  2. Giant red-winged grasshopper Tropidacris cristata42
  3. Crimson Patch Chlosyne janais30
  4. Banded Peacock Anartia fatima29
  5. White Peacock Anartia jatrophae24
  6. Theona Checkerspot Chlosyne theona21
  7. Hairy-headed leafcutter ant Atta cephalotes20
  8. Zebra Longwing Heliconius charithonia19
  9. Many-banded Daggerwing Marpesia chiron19
  10. Gold-edged Owl-Butterfly Caligo uranus19

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes47
  2. Slender Brown Scorpion Centruroides gracilis26
  3. Tiger Bromeliad Spider Cupiennius salei14
  4. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata7
  5. Corythalia opima3
  6. Micrathena sexspinosa3
  7. Sylvan Jumping Spider Colonus sylvanus3
  8. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis2
  9. Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantius2
  10. Micrathena funebris2

Reptiles

  1. Morelet's Crocodile Crocodylus moreletii122
  2. Terciopelo Bothrops asper21
  3. Brown Basilisk Basiliscus vittatus18
  4. Central American Boa Boa imperator18
  5. Southern Rose-bellied Lizard Sceloporus olloporus17
  6. Yucatán Banded Gecko Coleonyx elegans14
  7. Teapen Rosebelly Lizard Sceloporus teapensis14
  8. Ghost Anole Anolis lemurinus13
  9. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus12
  10. Rainbow Ameiva Holcosus undulatus11

Amphibians

  1. Central American Gulf Coast Toad Incilius valliceps28
  2. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis23
  3. Sheep Frog Hypopachus variolosus17
  4. Taylor's Leaf Frog Agalychnis taylori16
  5. Mexican Treefrog Smilisca baudinii10
  6. Mexican White-lipped Frog Leptodactylus fragilis2
  7. Mexican Burrowing Toad Rhinophrynus dorsalis2
  8. Harlequin Treefrog Dendropsophus ebraccatus2
  9. Yellow Treefrog Dendropsophus microcephalus2
  10. Mahogany Tree Frog Tlalocohyla loquax2

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.