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1,938 species have research-grade observations in Brunei 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. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata131
  2. Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis65
  3. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier56
  4. Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris56
  5. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus54
  6. Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla37
  7. Little Heron Butorides atricapilla35
  8. Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris33
  9. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos31
  10. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis31

Plants

  1. Raffles' pitcher-plant Nepenthes rafflesiana106
  2. Slender Pitcher-Plant Nepenthes gracilis82
  3. Simpoh Air Dillenia suffruticosa64
  4. Mangrove Palm Nypa fruticans29
  5. Broad-leaf Fern Dipteris conjugata28
  6. Crêpe ginger Hellenia speciosa24
  7. Burmannia coelestis23
  8. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa22
  9. Flask-shaped pitcher plant Nepenthes ampullaria21
  10. Satin pothos Scindapsus pictus19

Mammals

  1. Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus128
  2. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis113
  3. Silvered Leaf Monkey Trachypithecus cristatus78
  4. Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus20
  5. Least Pygmy Squirrel Exilisciurus exilis17
  6. Domestic Cat Felis catus16
  7. Prevost's Squirrel Callosciurus prevostii11
  8. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris9
  9. Southern Pig-tailed Macaque Macaca nemestrina7
  10. North Bornean Gray Gibbon Hylobates funereus6

Insects

  1. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina60
  2. Giant Forest Ant Dinomyrmex gigas52
  3. Giant Honey Bee Apis dorsata38
  4. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina34
  5. Brown Pansy Junonia hedonia33
  6. Broad-handed Carpenter Bee Xylocopa latipes31
  7. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina30
  8. Rajah Brooke's Birdwing Trogonoptera brookiana28
  9. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya22
  10. Common Parasol Neurothemis fluctuans22

Spiders and kin

  1. Long-horned Orbweaver Macracantha arcuata20
  2. Asian Forest Scorpion Heterometrus longimanus17
  3. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes16
  4. Red-and-blue Opadometa Leucauge sarawakensis11
  5. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria10
  6. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli10
  7. Asian Hermit Spider Nephilengys malabarensis8
  8. Heteropoda borneensis8
  9. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi6
  10. Banded Phintella Phintella vittata6

Reptiles

  1. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator131
  2. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor93
  3. Saltwater Crocodile Crocodylus porosus88
  4. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus37
  5. Borneo Forest Dragon Gonocephalus bornensis37
  6. Double-spotted Gecko Gekko monarchus31
  7. Green Crested Lizard Bronchocela cristatella26
  8. Borneo Skink Dasia vittata25
  9. Bornean Keeled Pit Viper Tropidolaemus subannulatus23
  10. White-banded Narrow-disked Gecko Gekko albofasciolatus21

Amphibians

  1. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra53
  2. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus48
  3. Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erythraea25
  4. Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax21
  5. Black-spotted Rock Skipper Staurois guttatus19
  6. Rough-sided frog Hylarana glandulosa17
  7. Dark-eared Tree Frog Polypedates macrotis11
  8. File-eared Tree Frog Polypedates otilophus11
  9. Long-nosed Horned Frog Pelobatrachus nasutus11
  10. Collett's Tree Frog Polypedates colletti9

Fish

  1. Spotted Archerfish Toxotes chatareus11
  2. Giant Snakehead Channa micropeltes4
  3. Common Ponyfish Leiognathus equula4

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica38
  2. Red Land Snail Coptocheilus anostomus10
  3. Blinking Snail Quantula striata8
  4. Exrhysota brookei4

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.