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Learn the wildlife of the Faroe Islands

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842 species have research-grade observations in the Faroe Islands 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. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica276
  2. Common Eider Somateria mollissima250
  3. Northern Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis198
  4. Eurasian Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus191
  5. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris145
  6. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos113
  7. Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle102
  8. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea96
  9. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe92
  10. Eurasian Whimbrel Numenius phaeopus88

Plants

  1. Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis316
  2. Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis248
  3. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris231
  4. Ragged-robin Silene flos-cuculi204
  5. Common selfheal Prunella vulgaris200
  6. Bog asphodel Narthecium ossifragum199
  7. Sea Thrift Armeria maritima192
  8. Common heather Calluna vulgaris183
  9. Mother of Thyme Thymus praecox170
  10. Seep monkeyflower Erythranthe guttata143

Mammals

  1. Mountain Hare Lepus timidus71
  2. Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus45
  3. Domestic Sheep Ovis aries26
  4. North Atlantic Bottlenose Whale Hyperoodon ampullatus15
  5. Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas13
  6. Harbour Porpoise Phocoena phocoena4
  7. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae4
  8. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina3
  9. Domestic Horse Equus caballus3
  10. Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus2

Insects

  1. Golden Dung Fly Scathophaga stercoraria37
  2. White-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus lucorum34
  3. Red-thighed St Mark's Fly Bibio pomonae28
  4. Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis22
  5. Tapered Drone Fly Eristalis pertinax19
  6. Tree Bumble Bee Bombus hypnorum19
  7. Common European Yellowjacket Vespula vulgaris19
  8. Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba16
  9. Rough Violet Ground Beetle Carabus problematicus15
  10. Twin-spot Carpet Mesotype didymata15

Spiders and kin

  1. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio11
  2. Intertidal Red Mite Neomolgus littoralis9
  3. Megabunus diadema7
  4. Shaded Orbweaver Metellina merianae5
  5. Barn Funnel Weaver Tegenaria domestica4
  6. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides3
  7. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus2

Fish

  1. Brown Trout Salmo trutta18
  2. Atlantic Cod Gadus morhua12
  3. Lumpfish Cyclopterus lumpus9
  4. Pollock Pollachius virens8
  5. Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellus4
  6. Shorthorn Sculpin Myoxocephalus scorpius3
  7. Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus3
  8. Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus3
  9. Atlantic Pollock Pollachius pollachius3
  10. Two-spotted Goby Pomatoschistus flavescens3

Mollusks

  1. Common European Limpet Patella vulgata40
  2. Fuzzy Onchidoris Onchidoris muricata38
  3. Angular Seaslug Okenia nodosa31
  4. Sea Lemon Archidoris pseudoargus26
  5. Red-fingered Coryphella Coryphella verrucosa25
  6. Bushy-backed Nudibranch Dendronotus frondosus20
  7. Leopard Slug Limax maximus19
  8. Black Slug Arion ater19
  9. Crowned Seaslug Doto coronata13
  10. Atlantic Dogwhelk Nucella lapillus12

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.