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15,639 species have research-grade observations in Greece 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. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis3,705
  2. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix3,602
  3. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica2,509
  4. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto2,296
  5. House Sparrow Passer domesticus2,191
  6. Rock Pigeon Columba livia1,976
  7. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo1,949
  8. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica1,889
  9. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus1,795
  10. Little Egret Egretta garzetta1,789

Plants

  1. Oleander Nerium oleander2,184
  2. Hoary Rock-rose Cistus creticus2,020
  3. Mastic Pistacia lentiscus1,966
  4. Kermes oak Quercus coccifera1,831
  5. Common fig Ficus carica1,705
  6. Sea Daffodil Pancratium maritimum1,595
  7. Yellow Horned Poppy Glaucium flavum1,480
  8. Bermuda buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae1,441
  9. Squirting cucumber Ecballium elaterium1,425
  10. Silverleaf nightshade Solanum elaeagnifolium1,413

Mammals

  1. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus1,952
  2. Domestic Cat Felis catus1,449
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes760
  4. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus618
  5. Domestic Goat Capra hircus445

Insects

  1. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium2,669
  2. Transcaucasian Giant Mantis Hierodula transcaucasica2,183
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2,176
  4. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius2,018
  5. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui1,993
  6. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon1,772
  7. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata1,698
  8. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis1,594
  9. Ash Cicada Cicada orni1,574
  10. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus1,487

Spiders and kin

  1. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus1,426
  2. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops1,128
  3. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus1,055
  4. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata897
  5. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli799
  6. Mediterranean Checkered Scorpion Aegaeobuthus gibbosus665
  7. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei617
  8. Bordered Orbweaver Neoscona adianta596
  9. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata521
  10. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola507

Reptiles

  1. Marginated Tortoise Testudo marginata2,877
  2. Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni2,680
  3. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus2,518
  4. Erhard's Wall Lizard Podarcis erhardii1,833
  5. Roughtail Rock Agama Laudakia stellio1,603
  6. Kotschy's Gecko Mediodactylus kotschyi1,421
  7. Balkan Green Lizard Lacerta trilineata1,256
  8. Western Caspian Turtle Mauremys rivulata1,145
  9. Blue-throated Keeled Lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus1,072
  10. Loggerhead Sea Turtle Caretta caretta990

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus1,998
  2. Green Toad Bufotes viridis1,653
  3. Greek frog Rana graeca631
  4. European Toad Bufo bufo600
  5. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra495
  6. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata415
  7. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea384

Fish

  1. Ornate Wrasse Thalassoma pavo2,945
  2. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa2,765
  3. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus2,651
  4. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris2,044
  5. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis1,765
  6. Saddled Seabream Oblada melanurus1,625
  7. European Parrotfish Sparisoma cretense1,604
  8. Dusky Spinefoot Siganus luridus1,592
  9. Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse Coris julis1,589
  10. Rivulated Rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus1,471

Mollusks

  1. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata1,787
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum1,302
  3. Banded Dye-murex Hexaplex trunculus1,094
  4. Horn Shell Thericium vulgatum1,020
  5. Noah's Ark shell Arca noae998
  6. White Italian Snail Theba pisana702
  7. Turbinate Monodont Phorcus turbinatus695
  8. Elysia timida691
  9. Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris651
  10. Warty Venus Clam Venus verrucosa550

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.