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1,816 species have research-grade observations in Malta 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. Spanish Sparrow Passer hispaniolensis250
  2. Rock Pigeon Columba livia246
  3. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos123
  4. Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala111
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto88
  6. Little Egret Egretta garzetta73
  7. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros72
  8. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis70
  9. Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos67
  10. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis66

Plants

  1. Bermuda buttercup Oxalis pes-caprae476
  2. Rock Caper Capparis orientalis404
  3. Golden Samphire Limbarda crithmoides380
  4. Indian fig opuntia Opuntia ficus-indica379
  5. Branched Asphodel Asphodelus ramosus274
  6. Garland Daisy Glebionis coronaria268
  7. Maltese giant fennel Ferula melitensis244
  8. Tree Mallow Malva arborea242
  9. Boar Thistle Galactites tomentosus237
  10. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis222

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus88
  2. North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus38
  3. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus19
  4. Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus15

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera203
  2. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium133
  3. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui132
  4. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis126
  5. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon117
  6. Mediterranean Spotted Chafer Oxythyrea funesta109
  7. Indian Milkweed Bug Spilostethus pandurus103
  8. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea89
  9. Large White Pieris brassicae85
  10. North African and Sicilian Striped Shield Bug Graphosoma lineatum82

Spiders and kin

  1. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata40
  2. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata34
  3. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus21
  4. Mediterranean recluse Loxosceles rufescens20
  5. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli17
  6. Algerian Jumping Spider Cyrba algerina17
  7. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni15
  8. Common Hairy Field Spider Neoscona subfusca14
  9. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola12
  10. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum12

Reptiles

  1. Filfola Lizard Podarcis filfolensis1,173
  2. Common Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon386
  3. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica352
  4. Ocellated Bronze Skink Chalcides ocellatus203
  5. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus47
  6. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus42
  7. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta16

Fish

  1. Ornate Wrasse Thalassoma pavo128
  2. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis124
  3. European Parrotfish Sparisoma cretense119
  4. Painted Comber Serranus scriba104
  5. Peacock Blenny Salaria pavo87
  6. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus84
  7. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris77
  8. Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse Coris julis76
  9. Madeira Scorpionfish Scorpaena maderensis76
  10. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa70

Mollusks

  1. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata252
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum247
  3. White Italian Snail Theba pisana131
  4. Decollate Snail Rumina decollata84
  5. Turbinate Monodont Phorcus turbinatus68
  6. Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris55
  7. Green Garden Snail Cantareus apertus40
  8. Tudorella melitensis40
  9. Cratena Slug Cratena peregrina34
  10. European Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis34

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.