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6,111 species have research-grade observations in Algeria 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. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos1,611
  2. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus1,380
  3. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus1,379
  4. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus1,350
  5. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra1,331
  6. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis1,233
  7. Algerian Nuthatch Sitta ledanti1,112
  8. Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata1,108
  9. Maghreb Magpie Pica mauritanica1,035
  10. White Stork Ciconia ciconia1,026

Plants

  1. Sawfly Orchid Ophrys tenthredinifera524
  2. Yellow Bee-orchid Ophrys lutea505
  3. Bermuda buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae421
  4. Mirror orchid Ophrys speculum360
  5. Sombre Bee-orchid Ophrys fusca312
  6. Numidian Squill Drimia numidica303
  7. Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica291
  8. African cyclamen Cyclamen africanum284
  9. Sweet alyssum Lobularia maritima277
  10. Mastic Pistacia lentiscus275

Mammals

  1. Barbary Macaque Macaca sylvanus952
  2. African Wolf Canis lupaster422
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes384
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus195
  5. Wild Boar Sus scrofa112
  6. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris108
  7. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis101
  8. Donkey Equus asinus92
  9. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus84

Insects

  1. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui389
  2. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata382
  3. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria357
  4. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium341
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera321
  6. Red Shield Bug Carpocoris mediterraneus318
  7. Austaut's Blue Polyommatus celina314
  8. European Mantis Mantis religiosa286
  9. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii245
  10. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas242

Spiders and kin

  1. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus160
  2. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata146
  3. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops109
  4. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata99
  5. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus97
  6. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum91
  7. Algerian Jumping Spider Cyrba algerina84

Reptiles

  1. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica322
  2. Large Psammodromus Psammodromus algirus294
  3. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca231
  4. Mediterranean Turtle Mauremys leprosa180
  5. Andalusian wall lizard Podarcis vaucheri167
  6. Ocellated Bronze Skink Chalcides ocellatus121
  7. Bosc’s Fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus113
  8. Tassilian Agama Agama tassiliensis106
  9. Horseshoe Whip Snake Hemorrhois hippocrepis101
  10. North African Ocellated Lizard Timon pater99

Amphibians

  1. Sahara Frog Pelophylax saharicus331
  2. Mediterranean Painted Frog Discoglossus pictus218
  3. Mauritanian Toad Sclerophrys mauritanica177
  4. Mediterranean Tree Frog Hyla meridionalis77

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum644
  2. Decollate Snail Rumina decollata243
  3. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata130

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.