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Learn the wildlife of Utria National Park

Colombia

505 species have research-grade observations inside Utria 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. White-tailed Trogon Trogon chionurus12
  2. Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea8
  3. Crowned Woodnymph Thalurania colombica7
  4. Black-breasted Puffbird Notharchus pectoralis6
  5. Spotted Sandpiper Actitis macularius6
  6. Great-tailed Grackle Quiscalus mexicanus5
  7. Yellow-throated Toucan Ramphastos ambiguus5
  8. Little Blue Heron Egretta caerulea4
  9. White-necked Jacobin Florisuga mellivora4
  10. Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis3

Plants

  1. Guzmania musaica18
  2. Giant mottled-leaf werauhia Werauhia kupperiana9
  3. Guzmania scherzeriana7
  4. Grapeleaf passionflower Passiflora vitifolia4
  5. Lady of the Night Orchid Brassavola nodosa4
  6. Red renealmia Renealmia cernua4
  7. Walking palm Socratea exorrhiza3
  8. Mangrovevine Rhabdadenia biflora3
  9. Monstera pinnatipartita3
  10. Gasteranthus delphinioides3

Mammals

  1. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae9
  2. Geoffroy’s Tamarin Saguinus geoffroyi9
  3. Central American Agouti Dasyprocta punctata5
  4. Colombian White-throated Capuchin Cebus capucinus4
  5. Greater Spear-nosed Bat Phyllostomus hastatus2
  6. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis2
  7. Pallas's Long-tongued Bat Glossophaga soricina1
  8. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus1
  9. Southern Elephant Seal Mirounga leonina1
  10. Derby's Woolly Opossum Caluromys derbianus1

Insects

  1. Arawacus lincoides7
  2. Abracris flavolineata5
  3. Black Witch Ascalapha odorata4
  4. Urania Swallowtail Moth Urania fulgens4
  5. Copiphora brevirostris4
  6. Red Postman Heliconius erato3
  7. Chromacris psittacus3
  8. Oedalacris chocoensis3
  9. Colpolopha sinuata3
  10. Denivia lisus3

Spiders and kin

  1. Golden Silk Spider Trichonephila clavipes8
  2. Amazon Thorn Spider Micrathena schreibersi3
  3. Melloina pacifica3
  4. Red-thighed Bromeliad Spider Cupiennius coccineus2
  5. Micrathena duodecimspinosa2
  6. Argiope submaronica2
  7. Phoneutria depilata2
  8. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria1
  9. Spinybacked Orbweaver Gasteracantha cancriformis1
  10. Anaptomecus longiventris1

Reptiles

  1. Middle American Ameiva Holcosus festivus17
  2. Western Basilisk Basiliscus galeritus15
  3. Mourning Gecko Lepidodactylus lugubris11
  4. Terciopelo Bothrops asper6
  5. Green Iguana Iguana iguana5
  6. Spotted Lancehead Bothrops punctatus3
  7. Panama Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus lineolatus3
  8. Bocourt's Dwarf Iguana Enyalioides heterolepis3
  9. Boulenger's Green Anole Anolis chloris3
  10. White-lipped Mud Turtle Kinosternon leucostomum3

Amphibians

  1. Giant Toad Rhinella horribilis5
  2. Kokoe Poison Frog Phyllobates aurotaenia4
  3. Masked Tree Frog Smilisca phaeota4
  4. Forest Toad Rhinella alata3
  5. Pratt's Rocket Frog Colostethus pratti2
  6. Fringe-Limbed Tree Frog Cochranella euknemos2
  7. Ghost Glass Frog Sachatamia ilex2
  8. Vaillant's Frog Lithobates vaillanti2
  9. Dwarf Glass Frog Teratohyla spinosa1
  10. Red-thighed Thin-toed Frog Leptodactylus rhodomerus1

Fish

  1. Acapulco Major Stegastes acapulcoensis15
  2. Giant Damselfish Microspathodon dorsalis14
  3. Cortez Rainbow Wrasse Thalassoma lucasanum12
  4. King Angelfish Holacanthus passer12
  5. Guineafowl Puffer Arothron meleagris12
  6. Blue-barred Parrotfish Scarus ghobban11
  7. Black-nosed Butterflyfish Johnrandallia nigrirostris11
  8. Spotted Porcupinefish Diodon hystrix9
  9. Dusky Sergeant Abudefduf concolor9
  10. Yellow Snapper Lutjanus argentiventris8

Mollusks

  1. Nut Cone Conus nux5
  2. Purple Cone Conus purpurascens5
  3. Columbella sonsonatensis5
  4. Wood's brown cone Conus brunneus3
  5. Engina maura2
  6. Spiny Cup-and-Saucer Crucibulum spinosum2
  7. Engina pulchra2
  8. Thorn Latirus Opeatostoma pseudodon2
  9. Nerita funiculata2
  10. Leucozonia cerata2

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.