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2,839 species have research-grade observations in Azerbaijan 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. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix168
  2. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula104
  3. Rock Pigeon Columba livia89
  4. White Wagtail Motacilla alba88
  5. House Sparrow Passer domesticus83
  6. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus79
  7. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo73
  8. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris72
  9. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica71
  10. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri66

Plants

  1. Milk thistle Silybum marianum94
  2. Pomegranate Punica granatum59
  3. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis57
  4. Wood spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides52
  5. Narrow-leaved Helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia51
  6. Lady Orchid Orchis purpurea50
  7. Common fig Ficus carica47
  8. Larger Smilax Smilax excelsa47
  9. Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus44
  10. Monkey Orchid Orchis simia41

Mammals

  1. Goitered Gazelle Gazella subgutturosa96
  2. Domestic Cat Felis catus71
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes26
  4. Coypu Myocastor coypus22
  5. Golden Jackal Canis aureus20
  6. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor14
  7. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris13
  8. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus12
  9. Caspian Seal Pusa caspica11
  10. Gray Wolf Canis lupus10

Insects

  1. Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens167
  2. Coenagrion australocaspicum112
  3. Eastern Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes parvidens108
  4. Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans101
  5. Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum87
  6. Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens81
  7. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata74
  8. Odalisque Epallage fatime72
  9. Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum65
  10. Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca64

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops62
  2. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi43
  3. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana32
  4. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata18
  5. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus17
  6. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus17
  7. Oxyopes lineatus13
  8. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus12
  9. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei11
  10. Bordered Orbweaver Neoscona adianta10

Reptiles

  1. Caspian Bent-toed Gecko Tenuidactylus caspius138
  2. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca103
  3. Caucasian Agama Paralaudakia caucasia82
  4. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata64
  5. Caspian Green Lizard Lacerta strigata48
  6. European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis48
  7. Rapid Racerunner Eremias velox41
  8. Caspian Turtle Mauremys caspica39
  9. European Glass Lizard Pseudopus apodus30
  10. Grass snake Natrix natrix28

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus145
  2. Green Toad Bufotes viridis70
  3. Eastern Tree Frog Hyla orientalis35
  4. Taurus Frog Rana macrocnemis31
  5. Syrian Spadefoot Pelobates syriacus8

Mollusks

  1. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata41
  2. Xeropicta derbentina26
  3. Turkish Snail Helix lucorum17
  4. Vine Slug Drusia ibera17
  5. Lagoon Cockle Cerastoderma glaucum13

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.