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25,835 species have research-grade observations in India 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. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer12,072
  2. Indian Pond-Heron Ardeola grayii12,019
  3. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis11,530
  4. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis11,191
  5. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus10,589
  6. Rock Pigeon Columba livia10,023
  7. Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus9,541
  8. Black Kite Milvus migrans9,441
  9. Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus9,252
  10. Eastern Cattle-Egret Ardea coromanda9,072

Plants

  1. Crown flower Calotropis gigantea8,014
  2. Tridax Daisy Tridax procumbens6,680
  3. Neem Azadirachta indica6,188
  4. Common lantana Lantana camara5,128
  5. Santa Maria feverfew Parthenium hysterophorus4,214
  6. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus3,816
  7. Castor bean Ricinus communis3,582
  8. Sacred fig Ficus religiosa3,485
  9. Blue Pea Clitoria ternatea3,276
  10. Golden Shower Tree Cassia fistula3,182

Mammals

  1. Five-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennantii5,280
  2. Bonnet Macaque Macaca radiata4,371
  3. Chital Axis axis4,278
  4. Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta4,230
  5. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris4,005
  6. Bengal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus entellus3,102
  7. Indian Flying Fox Pteropus medius2,827
  8. Sambar Rusa unicolor2,734
  9. Tiger Panthera tigris2,600
  10. Asian Elephant Elephas maximus2,570

Insects

  1. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus17,205
  2. Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis14,210
  3. Common Mormon Swallowtail Papilio polytes13,844
  4. Lemon Pansy Junonia lemonias12,116
  5. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita11,161
  6. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus10,413
  7. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina10,376
  8. Tawny Coster Acraea terpsicore10,260
  9. Common Crow Euploea core10,026
  10. Lemon Migrant Catopsilia pomona9,727

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes5,629
  2. Two-striped Telamonia Telamonia dimidiata3,741
  3. Heavy-bodied Jumper Hyllus semicupreus3,505
  4. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli2,998
  5. Signature Spider Argiope anasuja2,337
  6. Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope aemula1,865
  7. Red Weaver Ant-mimicking Spider Myrmaplata plataleoides1,785
  8. Decorative Vleispider Leucauge decorata1,719
  9. Banded Phintella Phintella vittata1,658
  10. Oriental Spiny Orb-weaver Gasteracantha geminata1,651

Reptiles

  1. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor12,594
  2. Chequered Keelback Fowlea piscator3,736
  3. Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa2,887
  4. Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis2,241
  5. Indian Cobra Naja naja2,137
  6. Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustris1,919
  7. Keeled Indian Mabuya Eutropis carinata1,782
  8. Malabarian Pit Viper Craspedocephalus malabaricus1,640
  9. Rock Dragon Psammophilus dorsalis1,505
  10. Buff Striped Keelback Amphiesma stolatum1,441

Amphibians

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus6,242
  2. Chunam Tree Frog Polypedates maculatus2,575
  3. Indus Valley Bullfrog Hoplobatrachus tigerinus2,242
  4. Painted Globular Frog Uperodon taprobanicus1,579
  5. Waynad bush frog Pseudophilautus wynaadensis1,408
  6. Malabar Gliding Frog Rhacophorus malabaricus1,381
  7. Common skittering frog Euphlyctis cyanophlyctis1,042

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica4,169
  2. Harold Dundee's Leatherback Slug Laevicaulis haroldi1,224
  3. Tropical Leatherleaf Slug Laevicaulis alte1,117

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.