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402 species have research-grade observations in Bahrain 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 senegalensis128
  2. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis83
  3. House Sparrow Passer domesticus79
  4. Dunlin Calidris alpina50
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia47
  6. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto46
  7. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis46
  8. Kentish Plover Anarhynchus alexandrinus46
  9. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus44
  10. Common Redshank Tringa totanus42

Plants

  1. Neem Azadirachta indica16
  2. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus15
  3. Matted Sandmat Euphorbia serpens14
  4. Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera12
  5. Beach Morning Glory Ipomoea pes-caprae10
  6. Grey Mangrove Avicennia marina10
  7. Sea purslane Sesuvium portulacastrum10
  8. Indian mesquite Prosopis cineraria8
  9. Crete alkaliweed Cressa cretica8
  10. Zygophyllum qatarense8

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus8
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris6
  3. Arabian Gazelle Gazella arabica1
  4. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus1
  5. Sand Gazelle Gazella marica1
  6. Indian Grey Mongoose Urva edwardsii1

Insects

  1. Samsum Ant Brachyponera sennaarensis34
  2. Red Dwarf Honey Bee Apis florea18
  3. Campsomeriella thoracica12
  4. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus11
  5. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya10
  6. Pitted Beetle Adesmia cancellata10
  7. Longhorn Crazy Ant Paratrechina longicornis9
  8. Crimson-speckled Flunkey Utetheisa pulchella9
  9. Hawaiian Beet Webworm Moth Spoladea recurvalis8
  10. Western Pygmy-Blue Brephidium exilis8

Reptiles

  1. Northern House Gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis30
  2. Golden grass mabuya Heremites septemtaeniatus12
  3. Keeled Rock Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum6
  4. Glossy-bellied Racer Platyceps ventromaculatus2
  5. Egyptian Spiny–tailed Lizard Uromastyx aegyptia2
  6. Southern Tuberculated Gecko Bunopus tuberculatus2
  7. Blanford's Short-nosed Desert Lizard Mesalina brevirostris2
  8. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata2
  9. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta2
  10. Gulf Sand Gecko Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis2

Fish

  1. Aphaniops stoliczkanus5
  2. Giant Queenfish Scomberoides commersonnianus2
  3. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis1
  4. Milkfish Chanos chanos1
  5. Longfin Batfish Platax teira1
  6. Yellowfin Hind Cephalopholis hemistiktos1
  7. Goldspotted Rockcod Epinephelus coioides1
  8. Mackerel Tuna Euthynnus affinis1
  9. Panther Flounder Bothus pantherinus1
  10. Mangrove Red Snapper Lutjanus argentimaculatus1

Mollusks

  1. Persian Conch Conomurex persicus3
  2. Ringed Goniobranch Goniobranchus annulatus1
  3. Zootecus insularis1
  4. Crowned Turban Shell Lunella coronata1
  5. Hexaplex kuesterianus1
  6. Goniobranchus obsoletus1
  7. Pharaoh Cuttlefish Acanthosepion pharaonis1

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.