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2,908 species have research-grade observations in Egypt 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 senegalensis1,491
  2. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops1,203
  3. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix1,194
  4. House Sparrow Passer domesticus1,130
  5. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis957
  6. Little Egret Egretta garzetta727
  7. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis647
  8. Rock Pigeon Columba livia595
  9. Pied Kingfisher Ceryle rudis575
  10. Spur-winged Lapwing Vanellus spinosus553

Plants

  1. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera270
  2. Date Palm Phoenix dactylifera267
  3. Common reed Phragmites australis142
  4. Grey Mangrove Avicennia marina108
  5. Common water hyacinth Pontederia crassipes94
  6. Taily Weed Ochradenus baccatus71
  7. Spiny Zilla Zilla spinosa68
  8. Common Purslane Portulaca oleracea63
  9. Flamboyant Delonix regia63
  10. Tetraena coccinea63

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus431
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris261
  3. Dugong Dugong dugon127
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes105
  5. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus93
  6. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius81
  7. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris66
  8. Egyptian Rousette Rousettus aegyptiacus43
  9. Least Weasel Mustela nivalis34

Insects

  1. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus370
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera211
  3. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui146
  4. Indian Milkweed Bug Spilostethus pandurus118
  5. Pubescent Carpenter Bee Xylocopa pubescens116
  6. Stripe-eyed Lagoon Fly Eristalinus taeniops108
  7. Red Dwarf Honey Bee Apis florea102
  8. Northern Banded Groundling Brachythemis impartita89
  9. Giant African Mantis Sphodromantis viridis88
  10. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii87

Spiders and kin

  1. Deathstalker Leiurus quinquestriatus52
  2. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli51
  3. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata37

Reptiles

  1. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas656
  2. African Five-lined Skink Trachylepis quinquetaeniata454
  3. Yellow Fan-fingered Gecko Ptyodactylus hasselquistii401
  4. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata294
  5. Keeled Rock Gecko Cyrtopodion scabrum130
  6. Bosc’s Fringe-toed lizard Acanthodactylus boskianus124
  7. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus115
  8. Northern House Gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis38
  9. Algerian Sand Gecko Tropiocolotes steudneri37
  10. Desert Horned Viper Cerastes cerastes36

Fish

  1. Sohal Surgeonfish Acanthurus sohal1,245
  2. Indian Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus1,217
  3. Klunzinger's Wrasse Thalassoma rueppellii1,213
  4. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles1,198
  5. Indian Sailfin Tang Zebrasoma desjardinii1,166
  6. Red Sea Anemonefish Amphiprion bicinctus1,128
  7. Lyretail Anthias Pseudanthias squamipinnis1,053
  8. Masked Puffer Arothron diadematus1,010
  9. Red Sea Bannerfish Heniochus intermedius993
  10. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis991

Mollusks

  1. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima804
  2. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea278
  3. Pyjama Slug Chromodoris quadricolor242
  4. Acanthopleura vaillantii208
  5. Fluted Giant Clam Tridacna squamosa155
  6. Spanish Dancer Hexabranchus sanguineus154
  7. Bigfin Reef Squid Sepioteuthis lessoniana137
  8. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata130
  9. Iridescent Scallop Pedum spondyloideum69
  10. Toothed Top Shell Tectus dentatus55

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.