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12,439 species have research-grade observations in Hungary 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. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula3,277
  2. Great Tit Parus major2,288
  3. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos1,873
  4. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix1,817
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto1,354
  6. House Sparrow Passer domesticus1,130
  7. Rock Pigeon Columba livia1,121
  8. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major1,114
  9. White Stork Ciconia ciconia1,026
  10. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus1,016

Plants

  1. Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia2,697
  2. Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca2,069
  3. Cypress spurge Euphorbia cyparissias1,511
  4. Tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima1,406
  5. Greater celandine Chelidonium majus1,324
  6. Great stinging nettle Urtica dioica1,265
  7. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio1,148
  8. Red deadnettle Lamium purpureum1,137
  9. Black locust Robinia pseudoacacia1,069
  10. Lesser celandine Ficaria verna1,043

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1,140
  2. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus719
  3. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus713
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus499
  5. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris467
  6. European Mole Talpa europaea421
  7. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes318
  8. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber310

Insects

  1. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis2,171
  2. European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2,168
  3. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata2,017
  4. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus1,589
  5. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus1,519
  6. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina1,280
  7. Southern Green Stink Bug Nezara viridula1,236
  8. European Mantis Mantis religiosa1,225
  9. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys1,202
  10. Spotted Sulphur Emmelia trabealis1,145

Spiders and kin

  1. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis850
  2. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi557
  3. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus536
  4. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata465
  5. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei340
  6. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia306

Reptiles

  1. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis2,327
  2. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis1,236
  3. European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis753
  4. Grass snake Natrix natrix651
  5. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis643
  6. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata492
  7. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus442
  8. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca361
  9. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis311

Amphibians

  1. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina837
  2. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra731
  3. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea576
  4. European Toad Bufo bufo559
  5. Green Toad Bufotes viridis546

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia1,741
  2. Vineyard Snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis1,006
  3. Eastern Heath Snail Xerolenta obvia657
  4. Leopard Slug Limax maximus280

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.