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5,272 species have research-grade observations in Montenegro 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. Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus315
  2. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica239
  3. Squacco Heron Ardeola ralloides205
  4. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea197
  5. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos190
  6. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula188
  7. Little Egret Egretta garzetta169
  8. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus168
  9. Dalmatian Pelican Pelecanus crispus159
  10. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra155

Plants

  1. Rustyback Asplenium ceterach370
  2. Pomegranate Punica granatum257
  3. Lilac chaste tree Vitex agnus-castus207
  4. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio192
  5. Common fig Ficus carica191
  6. Campanula austroadriatica188
  7. Jerusalem Thorn Paliurus spina-christi176
  8. Oleander Nerium oleander171
  9. European White Waterlily Nymphaea alba166
  10. Ivy-leaved cyclamen Cyclamen hederifolium161

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus110
  2. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus94
  3. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra88
  4. Common Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus59
  5. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris44

Insects

  1. Schmidt's Marbled Bush-cricket Eupholidoptera schmidti214
  2. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium205
  3. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata195
  4. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon157
  5. European Mantis Mantis religiosa153
  6. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius143
  7. Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta137
  8. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera117
  9. Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum117
  10. Spilostethus saxatilis105

Spiders and kin

  1. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus137
  2. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops105
  3. Mediterranean white-banded spider Evarcha jucunda66
  4. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata60
  5. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus52
  6. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi40
  7. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei35
  8. Bordered Orbweaver Neoscona adianta35

Reptiles

  1. Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni595
  2. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis346
  3. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus290
  4. Dalmatian Wall Lizard Podarcis melisellensis195
  5. European Glass Lizard Pseudopus apodus187
  6. Grass snake Natrix natrix172
  7. Balkan Green Lizard Lacerta trilineata146
  8. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata143
  9. Long-nosed Viper Vipera ammodytes142
  10. Sharp-snouted Rock Lizard Dalmatolacerta oxycephala127

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo277
  2. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata98
  3. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus69
  4. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea67
  5. Greek frog Rana graeca65
  6. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris58
  7. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina56
  8. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra49
  9. Greek Newt Lissotriton graecus44
  10. Green Toad Bufotes viridis35

Fish

  1. Ornate Wrasse Thalassoma pavo150
  2. Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse Coris julis129
  3. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus117
  4. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis93
  5. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris83
  6. Painted Comber Serranus scriba76
  7. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa57
  8. East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse Symphodus tinca55
  9. Saddled Seabream Oblada melanurus46
  10. Rusty Blenny Parablennius sanguinolentus43

Mollusks

  1. Dinarica pouzolzii107
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum83
  3. Horn Shell Thericium vulgatum72
  4. Helix secernenda70
  5. Red-mouthed Dog Winkle Stramonita haemastoma59
  6. Turbinate Monodont Phorcus turbinatus56
  7. Helix vladika55
  8. Banded Dye-murex Hexaplex trunculus47
  9. Mediterranean Mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis36
  10. Helix dormitoris35

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.