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Learn the wildlife of Villarrica () National Park

Chile

354 species have research-grade observations inside Villarrica () 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. Crested Caracara Caracara plancus34
  2. Magellanic Woodpecker Campephilus magellanicus29
  3. Chimango Caracara Daptrius chimango10
  4. Variable Hawk Geranoaetus polyosoma9
  5. White-browed Ground-Tyrant Muscisaxicola albilora8
  6. Andean Condor Vultur gryphus6
  7. White-throated Treerunner Pygarrhichas albogularis6
  8. Yellow-bridled Finch Melanodera xanthogramma5
  9. Thorn-tailed Rayadito Aphrastura spinicauda5
  10. Striped Woodpecker Veniliornis lignarius5

Plants

  1. Monkey-puzzle Araucaria araucana129
  2. Quinchamali Quinchamalium chilense68
  3. Lenga Beech Nothofagus pumilio59
  4. Narrow-leaved Barberry Berberis trigona35
  5. Dombey's Beech Nothofagus dombeyi34
  6. Chilean Holly Desfontainia fulgens31
  7. Berberis empetrifolia30
  8. Drimys andina30
  9. Chilean fire bush Embothrium coccineum26
  10. Viola cotyledon24

Mammals

  1. Culpeo Lycalopex culpaeus6
  2. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus3
  3. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus1
  4. Valdivian Long-clawed Molemouse Geoxus valdivianus1
  5. Maule Tuco-tuco Ctenomys maulinus1
  6. Chilla Lycalopex grisea1

Insects

  1. Elegant Chinchemolle Agathemera elegans20
  2. Conognatha viridiventris19
  3. Rhyephenes maillei10
  4. Chilean Lady Vanessa terpsichore9
  5. Sinopla perpunctatus7
  6. Aegorhinus nodipennis5
  7. Cytheris Fritillary Yramea cytheris4
  8. Frickius variolosus4
  9. Semiotus luteipennis4
  10. Conognatha germaini4

Spiders and kin

  1. Chilean Ocelot Tarantula Phrixotrichus vulpinus5
  2. Sadocus polyacanthus4
  3. Aglaoctenus puyen3
  4. Chilean Redback Spider Latrodectus thoracicus1
  5. Metagyndes pulchellus1

Reptiles

  1. Common Painted Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus pictus123
  2. Villarica tree iguana Liolaemus villaricensis23
  3. Caautín Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus araucaniensis11
  4. Chilean Tree Iguana Liolaemus chiliensis11
  5. Six-banded Patagonian Lizard Diplolaemus sexcinctus11
  6. Blue-Green Smooth-throated Lizard Liolaemus tenuis10
  7. Chilean Slender Snake Galvarinus chilensis2

Amphibians

  1. Darwin's Frog Rhinoderma darwinii3
  2. Marbled Wood Frog Batrachyla antartandica1
  3. Tolhuaca spiny-chest frog Alsodes igneus1
  4. Eden Harbour Toad Nannophryne variegata1

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.