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555 species have research-grade observations in Monaco 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. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis194
  2. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto66
  3. Rock Pigeon Columba livia66
  4. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos38
  5. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula36
  6. House Sparrow Passer domesticus22
  7. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca16
  8. European Robin Erithacus rubecula15
  9. Eurasian Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla13
  10. Carrion Crow Corvus corone11

Plants

  1. Red Valerian Centranthus ruber50
  2. Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica31
  3. Tree spurge Euphorbia dendroides31
  4. Campanula macrorhiza27
  5. Phagnalon sordidum27
  6. Ivy-leaved toadflax Cymbalaria muralis25
  7. Mediterranean buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus25
  8. Rock samphire Crithmum maritimum23
  9. Spiny Asparagus Asparagus acutifolius23
  10. Field Elm Ulmus minor22

Insects

  1. Mediterranean Acrobat Ant Crematogaster scutellaris17
  2. Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum11
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera10
  4. Yellow-legged Hornet Vespa velutina10
  5. Buff-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus terrestris9
  6. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii7
  7. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea6
  8. Mealybug Destroyer Cryptolaemus montrouzieri4
  9. Palm Moth Paysandisia archon4
  10. Amegilla garrula4

Spiders and kin

  1. False Black Widow Steatoda grossa2
  2. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola2
  3. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus2
  4. Beardfooted spider Saitis barbipes2
  5. Long-bodied Cellar Spider Pholcus phalangioides1
  6. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum1
  7. Walckenaer's Feather-legged Spider Uloborus walckenaerius1

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis35
  2. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica13
  3. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus5
  4. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta5
  5. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus1

Fish

  1. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus22
  2. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis21
  3. Black-faced Blenny Tripterygion delaisi19
  4. Saddled Seabream Oblada melanurus16
  5. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa15
  6. Painted Comber Serranus scriba15
  7. Brown Meagre Sciaena umbra15
  8. Red Scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa13
  9. Incognito Goby Gobius incognitus13
  10. Dusky Grouper Epinephelus marginatus12

Mollusks

  1. Cratena Slug Cratena peregrina18
  2. Mediterranean Violet Aeolid Flabellina affinis6
  3. Tricolored Felimare Felimare tricolor6
  4. Spindle Euthria Euthria cornea4
  5. Leopard Sea Slug Peltodoris atromaculata4
  6. Caloria quatrefagesi4
  7. Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris3
  8. Solatopupa similis3
  9. Noble Pen Shell Pinna nobilis3
  10. Thuridilla hopei3

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.