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Learn the wildlife of Westland Tai Poutini National Park

New Zealand

1,044 species have research-grade observations inside Westland Tai Poutini 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. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala234
  2. Kea Nestor notabilis94
  3. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa93
  4. New Zealand Pigeon Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae82
  5. Tūī Prosthemadera novaeseelandiae64
  6. New Zealand Bellbird Anthornis melanura64
  7. South Island Robin Petroica australis62
  8. New Zealand Fernbird Poodytes punctatus41
  9. Great Egret Ardea alba37
  10. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs35

Plants

  1. Kidney fern Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum235
  2. Pānakenake Lobelia angulata143
  3. Swamp Musk Mazus radicans140
  4. Shamrock Pea Parochetus communis131
  5. Fruiting duckweed Nertera depressa125
  6. Rimu Dacrydium cupressinum118
  7. New Zealand tree fern Dicksonia squarrosa116
  8. Scarlet rātā vine Metrosideros fulgens110
  9. Prince of Wales fern Leptopteris superba107
  10. Kiwakiwa Cranfillia fluviatilis99

Mammals

  1. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra24
  2. Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula18
  3. House Mouse Mus musculus6
  4. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea5
  5. Himalayan Tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus5
  6. Red Deer Cervus elaphus4
  7. Long-nosed Fur Seal Arctocephalus forsteri3

Insects

  1. New Zealand Glowworm Arachnocampa luminosa72
  2. Carové's Giant Dragonfly Uropetala carovei43
  3. Red Damselfly Xanthocnemis zealandica27
  4. Wellington Tree Wētā Hemideina crassidens18
  5. Blue Damselfly Austrolestes colensonis16
  6. Helms's Stag Beetle Geodorcus helmsi16
  7. New Zealand Red Admiral Vanessa gonerilla8
  8. Prickly Stick Insect Acanthoxyla prasina8
  9. Elephant Weevil Rhynchodes ursus8
  10. New Zealand Cutworm Ichneutica mutans8

Spiders and kin

  1. Knobbled Orbweaver Socca pustulosa13
  2. Pristobunus acuminatus11
  3. Pantopsalis listeri9
  4. New Zealand Nursery Web Spider Dolomedes minor9
  5. Hexathele nigra6
  6. Forsteropsalis fabulosa5
  7. Shelob inconstans4
  8. Water Spider Dolomedes aquaticus3

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.