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2,223 species have research-grade observations in Lebanon 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. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis48
  2. Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea35
  3. Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus34
  4. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis28
  5. House Sparrow Passer domesticus27
  6. White Stork Ciconia ciconia24
  7. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula23
  8. White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos18
  9. Rock Pigeon Columba livia17
  10. European Honey-buzzard Pernis apivorus17

Plants

  1. Lebanon cedar Cedrus libani122
  2. Persian Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum89
  3. Stone pine Pinus pinea75
  4. Poppy anemone Anemone coronaria71
  5. False yellowhead Dittrichia viscosa62
  6. Spanish Broom Spartium junceum54
  7. Three-toothed orchid Neotinea tridentata51
  8. Kermes oak Quercus coccifera50
  9. Anatolian Orchid Orchis anatolica43
  10. Hoary Rock-rose Cistus creticus36

Mammals

  1. Golden Jackal Canis aureus36
  2. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis23
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes22
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus21
  5. Caucasian Squirrel Sciurus anomalus14
  6. Southern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor13
  7. Domestic Goat Capra hircus11
  8. Wild Boar Sus scrofa8
  9. Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica5
  10. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris5

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera146
  2. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa43
  3. Mediterranean Marbled White Melanargia titea35
  4. Giant African Mantis Sphodromantis viridis33
  5. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui30
  6. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata29
  7. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis25
  8. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon22
  9. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris22
  10. Fasciated Conehead Mantid Empusa fasciata21

Spiders and kin

  1. Middle East Black Tarantula Chaetopelma olivaceum28
  2. Hottentotta judaicus18
  3. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops12
  4. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata11
  5. Heteropoda variegata11
  6. Leiurus abdullahbayrami9
  7. Scorpio fuscus9
  8. Aegaeobuthus nigrocinctus9
  9. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana8
  10. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus7

Reptiles

  1. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca119
  2. Lebanon Lizard Phoenicolacerta laevis113
  3. Egyptian Rock Agama Laudakia vulgaris99
  4. Common Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon49
  5. Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans38
  6. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus36
  7. Eastern Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko Mediodactylus orientalis29
  8. Asian Racer Hemorrhois nummifer28
  9. Large Whip Snake Dolichophis jugularis27
  10. Bridled Skink Heremites vittatus27

Amphibians

  1. Lemon-yellow Tree Frog Hyla savignyi60
  2. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus56
  3. Green Toad Bufotes viridis51
  4. Near Eastern Fire Salamander Salamandra infraimmaculata42
  5. Caucasian Toad Bufo verrucosissimus6
  6. Southern Banded Newt Ommatotriton vittatus6

Fish

  1. Rivulated Rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus6
  2. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles6
  3. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss5

Mollusks

  1. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum28
  2. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata11
  3. Syrian Nun Snail Monacha syriaca9

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.