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Learn the wildlife of Volcán Barú National Park

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612 species have research-grade observations inside Volcán Barú 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. Volcano Hummingbird Selasphorus flammula53
  2. Sooty Thrush Turdus nigrescens44
  3. White-throated Mountain-gem Lampornis castaneoventris41
  4. Rufous-collared Sparrow Zonotrichia capensis40
  5. Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher Ptiliogonys caudatus39
  6. Sooty-capped Chlorospingus Chlorospingus pileatus34
  7. Tufted Flycatcher Mitrephanes phaeocercus34
  8. Flame-throated Warbler Oreothlypis gutturalis34
  9. Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea33
  10. Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Atlapetes tibialis33

Plants

  1. Centropogon granulosus51
  2. Shrubby fuchsia Fuchsia paniculata29
  3. Tropical blueberry Macleania rupestris23
  4. Phytolacca rugosa22
  5. Fire-star orchid Epidendrum radicans21
  6. Quito-orange Solanum quitoense20
  7. Marian's impatiens Impatiens marianae19
  8. Maianthemum gigas17
  9. Cacalote Gaultheria myrsinoides16
  10. Mexican black torch plant Tillandsia punctulata15

Mammals

  1. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica17
  2. Mantled Howler Monkey Alouatta palliata12
  3. Red-tailed Squirrel Sciurus granatensis12
  4. Hoffmann's Two-toed Sloth Choloepus hoffmanni7
  5. Mexican Hairy Dwarf Porcupine Coendou mexicanus4
  6. Cacomistle Bassariscus sumichrasti2
  7. West Andean Long-nosed Armadillo Dasypus fenestratus2
  8. Great Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus lituratus1
  9. Tayra Eira barbara1
  10. Mountain Lion Puma concolor1

Insects

  1. Vicina Clearwing Oleria vicina17
  2. Mesoamerican Bumble Bee Bombus ephippiatus15
  3. Clysonymus Longwing Heliconius clysonymus15
  4. Orange Mapwing Hypanartia lethe6
  5. Terira Dancer Argia terira6
  6. Cloud-forest King Anetia thirza6
  7. Chauliognathus heros6
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera5
  9. Pansy Daggerwing Marpesia marcella5
  10. Thorn-tipped Dancer Argia elongata5

Spiders and kin

  1. Cynorta casita3
  2. Micrathena lucasi2
  3. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata1
  4. Golden Jumping Spider Paraphidippus aurantius1

Reptiles

  1. Emerald Swift Sceloporus malachiticus21
  2. Black-speckled Palm Pit Viper Bothriechis nigroviridis11
  3. Costa Rica Montane Pitviper Cerrophidion sasai7
  4. West Panamanian Anole Anolis magnaphallus4
  5. South American Milksnake Lampropeltis micropholis4
  6. Humble Anole Anolis humilis3
  7. Thick Graceful Brown Snake Rhadinaea calligaster2
  8. Side-striped palm pit viper Bothriechis lateralis2
  9. Kempton's Anole Anolis kemptoni2
  10. Fire-bellied Snake Erythrolamprus epinephelus2

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.