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341 species have research-grade observations in Afghanistan on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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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. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis28
  2. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis16
  3. House Sparrow Passer domesticus13
  4. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus8
  5. European Roller Coracias garrulus7
  6. Crested Lark Galerida cristata7
  7. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica7
  8. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica6
  9. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus5
  10. Black Kite Milvus migrans4

Plants

  1. Peacock Poppy Roemeria pavonina8
  2. Harmel Peganum harmala7
  3. Asian Corn Poppy Roemeria refracta6
  4. Siberian Lily Ixiolirion tataricum5
  5. Hollyhock Alcea rosea4
  6. Iranian Knapweed Centaurea depressa4
  7. Allium ophiophyllum4
  8. Field bindweed Convolvulus arvensis3
  9. Alpine sorrel Oxyria digyna3
  10. Cannabis Cannabis sativa3

Mammals

  1. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius5
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes4
  3. Libyan Jird Meriones libycus3
  4. Long-tailed Marmot Marmota caudata3
  5. Domestic Bactrian Camel Camelus bactrianus3
  6. Domestic Yak Bos grunniens3
  7. Domestic Cat Felis catus2
  8. Golden Jackal Canis aureus2
  9. Lesser mouse-eared bat Myotis blythii1
  10. Siberian Ibex Capra sibirica1

Insects

  1. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui8
  2. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis8
  3. Pamir Clouded Yellow Colias cocandica8
  4. Striped Hawkmoth Hyles livornica7
  5. Himalayan Blackvein Aporia leucodice6
  6. Pioneer White Belenois aurota5
  7. Common Grass Yellow Eurema hecabe4
  8. European Mantis Mantis religiosa4
  9. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium4
  10. Arabian paper wasp Polistes wattii4

Spiders and kin

  1. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus1
  2. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana1
  3. Galeodes araneoides1
  4. Plexippoides flavescens1
  5. Stegodyphus pacificus1

Reptiles

  1. Jan’s Cliff Racer Platyceps rhodorachis4
  2. Afghan Tortoise Testudo horsfieldii4
  3. Caspian Bent-toed Gecko Tenuidactylus caspius4
  4. Brilliant ground agama Trapelus agilis3
  5. Mesalina watsonana3
  6. Turkmen Thin-toed Gecko Tenuidactylus turcmenicus3
  7. Common Wonder Gecko Teratoscincus scincus2
  8. Diadem Snake Spalerosophis diadema2
  9. Spotted Whip Snake Hemorrhois ravergieri2
  10. Spotted Desert Racer Platyceps karelini1

Amphibians

  1. Karez frog Chrysopaa sternosignata4
  2. Turan Toad Bufotes turanensis3
  3. Swat Green Toad Bufotes pseudoraddei2
  4. Baloch Green Toad Bufotes zugmayeri2
  5. Batura Glacier Toad Bufotes baturae1

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. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.