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Learn the wildlife of Whanganui National Park

New Zealand

357 species have research-grade observations inside Whanganui 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. North Island Robin Petroica longipes11
  2. North Island Brown Kiwi Apteryx mantelli4
  3. Tomtit Petroica macrocephala3
  4. New Zealand Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa3
  5. Paradise Shelduck Tadorna variegata2
  6. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2
  7. Grey Gerygone Gerygone igata2
  8. Blue Duck Hymenolaimus malacorhynchos2
  9. Pacific Long-tailed Cuckoo Urodynamis taitensis2
  10. Morepork Ninox novaeseelandiae2

Plants

  1. Parataniwha Elatostema rugosum16
  2. Krauss's clubmoss Selaginella kraussiana8
  3. Gaultheria paniculata8
  4. Fragrant Fern Microsorum scandens8
  5. Pānakenake Lobelia angulata8
  6. Rio Spiderwort Tradescantia fluminensis7
  7. New Zealand tree fern Dicksonia squarrosa7
  8. Kidney fern Hymenophyllum nephrophyllum7
  9. Rewarewa Knightia excelsa7
  10. Totorowhiti Dracophyllum strictum7

Mammals

  1. Domestic Goat Capra hircus6
  2. New Zealand Long-tailed Bat Chalinolobus tuberculatus1
  3. Common Brushtail Possum Trichosurus vulpecula1
  4. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus1
  5. Domestic Cat Felis catus1

Insects

  1. Forest Semilooper Declana floccosa6
  2. Passionvine hopper Scolypopa australis3
  3. Kawakawa looper Cleora scriptaria3
  4. Scoparia halopis3
  5. Common Forest Looper Pseudocoremia suavis3
  6. Auckland cave wētā Pachyrhamma acanthocera3
  7. Southern Green Stink Bug Nezara viridula2
  8. Pond moth Hygraula nitens2
  9. Smooth Stick Insect Clitarchus hookeri2
  10. Eudonia philerga2

Spiders and kin

  1. Cryptaranea atrihastula2
  2. Two-spined spider Poecilopachys australasia1
  3. Tailed forest spider Arachnura feredayi1
  4. Large Brown Vagrant Spider Uliodon albopunctatus1
  5. Black-headed Jumping Spider Trite planiceps1
  6. Knobbled Orbweaver Socca pustulosa1

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.