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Learn the wildlife of Kyrgyzstan

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3,138 species have research-grade observations in Kyrgyzstan 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. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis360
  2. Black Kite Milvus migrans186
  3. White Wagtail Motacilla alba177
  4. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula157
  5. Rook Corvus frugilegus145
  6. Red-tailed Shrike Lanius phoenicuroides144
  7. Isabelline Wheatear Oenanthe isabellina126
  8. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis121
  9. Rock Pigeon Columba livia118
  10. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica116

Plants

  1. Schrenk's spruce Picea schrenkiana177
  2. Cotton thistle Onopordum acanthium175
  3. Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare171
  4. Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides155
  5. Ice Poppy Oreomecon crocea141
  6. Central-Asian Jointfir Ephedra intermedia140
  7. Clematis songorica135
  8. Berberis heteropoda129
  9. Harmel Peganum harmala126
  10. Clouding Sage Salvia abrotanoides114

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris211
  2. Grey Marmot Marmota baibacina132
  3. Tolai Hare Lepus tolai64
  4. Long-tailed Marmot Marmota caudata50
  5. Siberian Ibex Capra sibirica43
  6. Domestic Cat Felis catus40
  7. Long-eared Hedgehog Hemiechinus auritus33
  8. Turkestan Red Pika Ochotona rutila29
  9. Domestic Horse Equus caballus26
  10. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes19

Insects

  1. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata123
  2. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus113
  3. Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia102
  4. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera96
  5. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon75
  6. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae71
  7. Cardinal Butterfly Argynnis pandora61
  8. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui58
  9. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax53
  10. Large Keeled Apollo Parnassius tianschanicus49

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops103
  2. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata36
  3. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana35
  4. Olios sericeus35
  5. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi25
  6. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis21
  7. Plexippus strandi21

Reptiles

  1. Tien-Shan racerunner Eremias stummeri56
  2. Steppe Ratsnake Elaphe dione34
  3. Transcaspian Bent-toed Gecko Mediodactylus russowii24
  4. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata23
  5. Kirghiz racerunner Eremias nikolskii23
  6. Halys Pit Viper Gloydius halys21
  7. Rapid Racerunner Eremias velox21

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.