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Learn the wildlife of Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park

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416 species have research-grade observations inside Vicente Pérez Rosales 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. Yellow-bridled Finch Melanodera xanthogramma44
  2. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus35
  3. Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango22
  4. Patagonian Sierra-Finch Phrygilus patagonicus21
  5. Dark-bellied Cinclodes Cinclodes patagonicus15
  6. Green-backed Firecrown Sephanoides sephaniodes14
  7. Ringed Kingfisher Megaceryle torquata13
  8. White-crested Elaenia Elaenia albiceps13
  9. Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda12
  10. Fire-eyed Diucon Pyrope pyrope11

Plants

  1. Chilean Guava Ugni molinae98
  2. Chilean Hazel Gevuina avellana76
  3. Chilean fire bush Embothrium coccineum68
  4. Ulmo Eucryphia cordifolia59
  5. Dombey's Beech Nothofagus dombeyi59
  6. Devil's elder Raukaua laetevirens59
  7. Tepu Metrosideros stipularis52
  8. Tineo Weinmannia trichosperma50
  9. Chilean rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria47
  10. Hardy Fuchsia Fuchsia magellanica44

Mammals

  1. Chilla Lycalopex grisea200
  2. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus7
  3. Southern Pudú Pudu puda4
  4. American Mink Neogale vison4
  5. Kodkod Leopardus guigna2
  6. Red Deer Cervus elaphus2
  7. Mexican Free-tailed Bat Tadarida brasiliensis1
  8. Southern River Otter Lontra provocax1
  9. Mountain Lion Puma concolor1
  10. Wild Boar Sus scrofa1

Insects

  1. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris21
  2. Chilean Stag Beetle Chiasognathus grantii17
  3. Osca lata15
  4. Apterodorcus bacchus14
  5. Conognatha viridiventris13
  6. Giant Bumble Bee Bombus dahlbomii9
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera8
  8. Aegorhinus nodipennis7
  9. Aegorhinus bulbifer7
  10. Sinopla perpunctatus7

Spiders and kin

  1. Sadocus asperatus3
  2. Sadocus polyacanthus1
  3. Kochiura attrita1
  4. Molinaranea clymene1
  5. Tomopisthes horrendus1
  6. Tomopisthes varius1

Reptiles

  1. Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus pictus75
  2. Concepción Blue-bellied Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus cyanogaster3
  3. Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus tenuis1

Amphibians

  1. Emerald Forest Frog Hylorina sylvatica4
  2. Warty Toad Rhinella spinulosa3
  3. Emilio's Ground Frog Eupsophus emiliopugini2
  4. Gray Wood Frog Batrachyla leptopus2
  5. Chilean Four-eyed Frog Pleurodema thaul2
  6. Olive Spiny-chest Frog Alsodes verrucosus1
  7. Banded Wood Frog Batrachyla taeniata1

Fish

  1. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss5
  2. Brown Trout Salmo trutta2
  3. Odontesthes mauleanum2
  4. Common Galaxias Galaxias maculatus2
  5. Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha1
  6. Plate's Galaxias Galaxias platei1
  7. Percichthys chilensis1

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.