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22,379 species have research-grade observations in Indonesia 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. Sooty-headed Bulbul Pycnonotus aurigaster4,265
  2. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2,873
  3. Spotted Dove Spilopelia chinensis2,757
  4. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier2,655
  5. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata2,360
  6. Javan Pond-Heron Ardeola speciosa2,309
  7. Scaly-breasted Munia Lonchura punctulata1,830
  8. Javan Munia Lonchura leucogastroides1,830
  9. Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris1,789
  10. Pacific Swallow Hirundo javanica1,586

Plants

  1. Star of Bethlehem Hippobroma longiflora942
  2. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera940
  3. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa918
  4. Crown flower Calotropis gigantea859
  5. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica857
  6. Tridax Daisy Tridax procumbens853
  7. Purple Cleome Cleome rutidosperma743
  8. Artillery Plant Pilea microphylla663
  9. Little ironweed Cyanthillium cinereum620
  10. Siam weed Chromolaena odorata604

Mammals

  1. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis5,650
  2. Domestic Cat Felis catus1,684
  3. Plantain Squirrel Callosciurus notatus1,260
  4. Javan Rusa Rusa timorensis981
  5. Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii806
  6. Javan Lutung Trachypithecus auratus745
  7. Celebes Crested Macaque Macaca nigra605
  8. Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus561
  9. Thomas’s Langur Presbytis thomasi470
  10. Gursky's Spectral Tarsier Tarsius spectrumgurskyae398

Insects

  1. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina3,571
  2. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina2,883
  3. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina2,157
  4. Red Percher Neurothemis ramburii1,609
  5. Straight-edge Red Parasol Neurothemis terminata1,540
  6. Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis1,403
  7. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya1,347
  8. Orange Skimmer Orthetrum testaceum1,238
  9. Great Mormon Swallowtail Papilio memnon1,201
  10. Lime Swallowtail Papilio demoleus1,157

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes2,940
  2. Hawaiian Garden Spider Argiope appensa743
  3. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus722
  4. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria703
  5. Asian Hermit Spider Nephilengys malabarensis635
  6. Heavy Jumper Hyllus diardi615
  7. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi549
  8. Lami Beach Northern Jumping Spider Cosmophasis lami498
  9. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni440
  10. Artabrus erythrocephalus425

Reptiles

  1. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko8,411
  2. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus3,434
  3. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata3,432
  4. Common Water Monitor Varanus salvator3,294
  5. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor2,922
  6. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus2,305
  7. Great Crested Canopy Lizard Bronchocela jubata2,264
  8. Oriental Whipsnake Ahaetulla prasina1,768
  9. Komodo Dragon Varanus komodoensis1,530
  10. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas1,454

Amphibians

  1. Asian Common Toad Duttaphrynus melanostictus6,179
  2. Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax3,775
  3. Schlegel's Frog Hylarana chalconota2,395
  4. Paddy Field Frog Fejervarya limnocharis1,300
  5. River Toad Phrynoidis asper1,067
  6. Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erythraea935
  7. Poisonous Rock Frog Odorrana hosii875
  8. Muller's Narrowmouth Frog Kaloula baleata796
  9. Crab-eating Frog Fejervarya cancrivora658
  10. Hasselt's Toad Leptobrachium hasseltii593

Fish

  1. Clark's Anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii1,496
  2. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus1,307
  3. Blackspotted Puffer Arothron nigropunctatus1,252
  4. Ocellaris Anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris1,107
  5. Pacific Trumpetfish Aulostomus chinensis1,076
  6. Blacklip Butterflyfish Chaetodon kleinii1,017
  7. Leaf Scorpionfish Taenianotus triacanthus921
  8. Orangestripe Triggerfish Balistapus undulatus831
  9. Common Lionfish Pterois volitans821
  10. Ornate Ghostpipefish Solenostomus paradoxus807

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica2,777
  2. Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi1,135
  3. Anna's Chromodoris Chromodoris annae937
  4. Broadclub Cuttlefish Ascarosepion latimanus890
  5. Varicose Wart Slug Phyllidia varicosa888
  6. Tryon's Hypselodoris Hypselodoris tryoni887
  7. Black-margined Nudibranch Doriprismatica atromarginata721
  8. Ocellate Phyllidia Phyllidia ocellata679
  9. Zephyr Hypselodoris Hypselodoris zephyra529
  10. Dusky Nembrotha Nembrotha kubaryana525

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.