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5,553 species have research-grade observations in Albania 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. Little Egret Egretta garzetta378
  2. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus308
  3. Greater Flamingo Phoenicopterus roseus259
  4. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica253
  5. Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus233
  6. House Sparrow Passer domesticus216
  7. European Red-rumped Swallow Cecropis rufula208
  8. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus206
  9. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto193
  10. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix180

Plants

  1. Common fig Ficus carica294
  2. Italian arum Arum italicum259
  3. Mastic Pistacia lentiscus178
  4. Rustyback Asplenium ceterach159
  5. Myrtle Myrtus communis149
  6. Milk thistle Silybum marianum137
  7. Jerusalem Thorn Paliurus spina-christi137
  8. Judas-tree Cercis siliquastrum136
  9. Wavyleaf mullein Verbascum sinuatum133
  10. Rough Bindweed Smilax aspera132

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus160
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris75
  3. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus41
  4. Mediterranean Monk Seal Monachus monachus34

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera252
  2. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium231
  3. European Mantis Mantis religiosa168
  4. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon167
  5. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius162
  6. Nodal Desert Ant Cataglyphis nodus160
  7. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata156
  8. Red Shield Bug Carpocoris mediterraneus153
  9. Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo150
  10. Yellow-spotted Stink Bug Erthesina fullo150

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops176
  2. Mediterranean Checkered Scorpion Aegaeobuthus gibbosus108
  3. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus96
  4. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus89
  5. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata76
  6. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi74
  7. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata66
  8. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus49
  9. Bordered Orbweaver Neoscona adianta46
  10. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei45

Reptiles

  1. Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni1,171
  2. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis523
  3. European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis354
  4. Balkan Green Lizard Lacerta trilineata244
  5. Blue-throated Keeled Lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus224
  6. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus187
  7. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis162
  8. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata152
  9. Grass snake Natrix natrix136
  10. Kotschy's Gecko Mediodactylus kotschyi129

Amphibians

  1. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata196
  2. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus141
  3. Greek frog Rana graeca127
  4. Green Toad Bufotes viridis120
  5. European Toad Bufo bufo115
  6. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea97
  7. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra76
  8. Greek Newt Lissotriton graecus63

Fish

  1. European Seabass Dicentrarchus labrax81
  2. Gilthead Seabream Sparus aurata69
  3. Rusty Blenny Parablennius sanguinolentus47
  4. Ornate Wrasse Thalassoma pavo41
  5. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus36

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum308
  2. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata204
  3. Banded Dye-murex Hexaplex trunculus186
  4. Mediterranean Cone Snail Conus ventricosus148
  5. Warty Venus Clam Venus verrucosa127
  6. Rough Cockle Acanthocardia tuberculata121
  7. Noah's Ark shell Arca noae104
  8. Horn Shell Thericium vulgatum93
  9. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans92
  10. Mediterranean Limpet Patella caerulea91

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.