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2,514 species have research-grade observations in Kosovo 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-backed Shrike Lanius collurio49
  2. White Stork Ciconia ciconia48
  3. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo47
  4. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius37
  5. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix34
  6. Great Tit Parus major30
  7. Rock Pigeon Columba livia29
  8. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus29
  9. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea27
  10. White Wagtail Motacilla alba27

Plants

  1. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium35
  2. Sempervivum heuffelii28
  3. Common poppy Papaver rhoeas25
  4. Bladder campion Silene vulgaris24
  5. Whorled Clary Salvia verticillata24
  6. Spring gentian Gentiana verna24
  7. Lady Orchid Orchis purpurea22
  8. Martagon Lily Lilium martagon22
  9. Willow gentian Gentiana asclepiadea22
  10. Lawn daisy Bellis perennis21

Mammals

  1. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris39
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes21
  3. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus18
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus17
  5. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris14
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa11
  7. Brown Bear Ursus arctos9
  8. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus9
  9. European Mole Talpa europaea7
  10. European Fallow Deer Dama dama5

Insects

  1. European Mantis Mantis religiosa34
  2. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis33
  3. European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus33
  4. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina30
  5. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata29
  6. Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia29
  7. Morimus funereus28
  8. Marbled White Melanargia galathea28
  9. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui27
  10. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius25

Spiders and kin

  1. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis14
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus12
  3. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops12
  4. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata12
  5. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi11
  6. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia10
  7. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica10
  8. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum10
  9. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus9
  10. Common Spitting Spider Scytodes thoracica7

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis76
  2. Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni61
  3. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis42
  4. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus23
  5. Long-nosed Viper Vipera ammodytes22
  6. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca21
  7. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis19
  8. Balkan Wall Lizard Podarcis tauricus14
  9. European Copper Skink Ablepharus kitaibelii13
  10. Adder Vipera berus11

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra34
  2. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris32
  3. Greek frog Rana graeca30
  4. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata27
  5. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus26
  6. European Toad Bufo bufo18
  7. Green Toad Bufotes viridis13
  8. Macedonian Crested Newt Triturus macedonicus8
  9. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina7
  10. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea6

Fish

  1. European Chub Squalius cephalus7
  2. Pumpkinseed Lepomis gibbosus6
  3. Danubian Minnow Phoxinus csikii6
  4. European Perch Perca fluviatilis5

Mollusks

  1. Turkish Snail Helix lucorum61
  2. Thessalian Snail Helix thessalica17
  3. Vineyard Snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis16
  4. Zebra Snail Zebrina detrita13

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.