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3,209 species have research-grade observations in Cyprus 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. House Sparrow Passer domesticus479
  2. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis415
  3. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix412
  4. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola411
  5. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus306
  6. Crested Lark Galerida cristata294
  7. Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala290
  8. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus280
  9. Rock Pigeon Columba livia255
  10. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica216

Plants

  1. Carmel bee-orchid Ophrys umbilicata691
  2. Branched Asphodel Asphodelus ramosus416
  3. Mastic Pistacia lentiscus397
  4. Giant orchid Himantoglossum robertianum369
  5. Persian Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum362
  6. Sea Squill Drimia aphylla329
  7. Bermuda buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae322
  8. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio322
  9. Bosom Orchid Ophrys mammosa305
  10. Carob tree Ceratonia siliqua298

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus323
  2. Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus122
  3. Domestic Goat Capra hircus70
  4. Asian Mouflon Ovis gmelinii66
  5. Egyptian Rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus38

Insects

  1. Crimson-speckled Flunkey Utetheisa pulchella423
  2. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui291
  3. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii266
  4. Giant African Mantis Sphodromantis viridis256
  5. Jasmine Moth Palpita vitrealis249
  6. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata226
  7. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon215
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera205
  9. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium190
  10. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis182

Spiders and kin

  1. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli134
  2. Middle East Black Tarantula Chaetopelma olivaceum128
  3. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata106
  4. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata74
  5. Cyprian Checkered Scorpion Aegaeobuthus cyprius63
  6. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus60
  7. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus53
  8. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops50
  9. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana49
  10. Lycosa praegrandis44

Reptiles

  1. Sling-tailed Agama Laudakia cypriaca1,512
  2. Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans742
  3. Troodos Rock Lizard Phoenicolacerta troodica558
  4. Schreiber's Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus schreiberi502
  5. Eastern Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko Mediodactylus orientalis439
  6. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus213
  7. Common Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon161
  8. Budak's snake-eyed skink Ablepharus budaki144
  9. Large Whip Snake Dolichophis jugularis125
  10. Bridled Skink Heremites vittatus109

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus292
  2. Cyprian Green Toad Bufotes cypriensis122
  3. Lemon-yellow Tree Frog Hyla savignyi76

Fish

  1. Ornate Wrasse Thalassoma pavo182
  2. Red Sea Goatfish Parupeneus forsskali167
  3. Blue-spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii143
  4. Rivulated Rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus124
  5. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles115
  6. Flavimaculosus Puffer Torquigener flavimaculosus114
  7. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis65
  8. Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus62
  9. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus60
  10. European Parrotfish Sparisoma cretense59

Mollusks

  1. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata453
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum183
  3. White Italian Snail Theba pisana133
  4. Mediterranean Cone Snail Conus ventricosus86
  5. Turbinate Monodont Phorcus turbinatus77
  6. Rustic Dove-shell Columbella rustica73
  7. Rough Star Shell Bolma rugosa44
  8. Spotted seahare Aplysia dactylomela40
  9. Cerithium scabridum37

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.