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4,335 species have research-grade observations in Armenia 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. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus316
  2. White Stork Ciconia ciconia314
  3. Armenian Gull Larus armenicus298
  4. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo253
  5. White Wagtail Motacilla alba251
  6. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio248
  7. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus242
  8. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs226
  9. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops226
  10. Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra220

Plants

  1. Striped squill Puschkinia scilloides185
  2. Black henbane Hyoscyamus niger169
  3. Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare161
  4. Red Clover Trifolium pratense142
  5. Whorled Clary Salvia verticillata138
  6. Purple crownvetch Securigera varia132
  7. Cowslip Primula veris131
  8. Siberian squill Scilla siberica113
  9. Syrian bean-caper Zygophyllum fabago99
  10. Gentian Speedwell Veronica gentianoides98

Mammals

  1. Caucasian Squirrel Sciurus anomalus112
  2. Wild Goat Capra aegagrus85
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes83
  4. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris73
  5. Brown Bear Ursus arctos51
  6. Domestic Cat Felis catus42

Insects

  1. Cardinal Butterfly Argynnis pandora162
  2. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius134
  3. Sinuated Spoonwing Nemoptera sinuata134
  4. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus121
  5. Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia119
  6. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata116
  7. Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia112
  8. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae105
  9. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera103
  10. Clouded Yellow Colias crocea98

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops86
  2. Mesobuthus eupeus62
  3. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana51
  4. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus48
  5. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus41
  6. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi33
  7. Olivierus caucasicus33
  8. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata29

Reptiles

  1. Nairi Rock Lizard Darevskia nairensis1,285
  2. Caspian Bent-toed Gecko Tenuidactylus caspius1,014
  3. Caspian Green Lizard Lacerta strigata500
  4. Caucasian Agama Paralaudakia caucasia460
  5. Radde's Lizard Darevskia raddei308
  6. Strauch's Racerunner Eremias strauchi219
  7. Armenian Lizard Darevskia armeniaca201
  8. European Glass Lizard Pseudopus apodus127
  9. Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans124
  10. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata98

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus585
  2. Taurus Frog Rana macrocnemis187
  3. Green Toad Bufotes viridis168

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.