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Learn the wildlife of Torres del Paine National Park

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524 species have research-grade observations inside Torres del Paine 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-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis296
  2. Upland Goose Chloephaga picta288
  3. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus286
  4. Austral Thrush Turdus falcklandii174
  5. Andean Condor Vultur gryphus161
  6. Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango132
  7. Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope123
  8. Southern Lapwing Vanellus chilensis111
  9. Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus111
  10. Long-tailed Meadowlark Leistes loyca98

Plants

  1. Chilean fire bush Embothrium coccineum373
  2. Porcelain orchid Chloraea magellanica308
  3. Darwin's Slipper Calceolaria uniflora228
  4. Mother-in-law Cushion Azorella prolifera216
  5. Calafate Berberis microphylla204
  6. Prickly Heath Gaultheria mucronata201
  7. Lenga Beech Nothofagus pumilio184
  8. Dog orchid Codonorchis lessonii171
  9. False mistletoe Misodendrum punctulatum136
  10. Cutleaf Anemone Anemone multifida132

Mammals

  1. Guanaco Lama guanicoe377
  2. Mountain Lion Puma concolor122
  3. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus93
  4. Southern Huemul Hippocamelus bisulcus64
  5. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus62
  6. Chilla Lycalopex grisea48
  7. Large Hairy Armadillo Chaetophractus villosus28
  8. Molina's Hog-nosed Skunk Conepatus chinga13
  9. Olive Grass Mouse Abrothrix olivacea11
  10. Domestic Horse Equus caballus8

Insects

  1. Cytheris Fritillary Yramea cytheris77
  2. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris56
  3. Phulia theodice46
  4. Aegorhinus vitulus43
  5. Giant Bumble Bee Bombus dahlbomii42
  6. Rhyephenes maillei38
  7. Cosmosatyrus leptoneuroides21
  8. Rhionaeschna variegata19
  9. Phorbanta variabilis19
  10. Colias vauthierii17

Spiders and kin

  1. Magellanic green spider Molinaranea magellanica7
  2. Tomopisthes varius6
  3. Lycosa australis5
  4. Tomopisthes horrendus4
  5. Chilean Redback Spider Latrodectus thoracicus3
  6. Urophonius granulatus3
  7. Alopecosa nigricans2
  8. Coenypha ditissima2
  9. Misumenops temibilis1

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.