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5,275 species have research-grade observations in Nepal 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. Red-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus cafer600
  2. Black Kite Milvus migrans571
  3. House Crow Corvus splendens479
  4. Oriental Magpie-Robin Copsychus saularis447
  5. White-throated Kingfisher Halcyon smyrnensis406
  6. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos403
  7. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis401
  8. Grey Bushchat Saxicola ferreus368
  9. Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus356
  10. Himalayan Griffon Gyps himalayensis354

Plants

  1. Cannabis Cannabis sativa352
  2. Tree Rhododendron Rhododendron arboreum243
  3. Gentiana depressa222
  4. Common lantana Lantana camara206
  5. Drumstick Primrose Primula denticulata175
  6. Lokta Daphne bholua158
  7. Castor bean Ricinus communis145
  8. Scaly rhododendron Rhododendron lepidotum133
  9. Pink knotweed Persicaria capitata129
  10. Bluemink Ageratum houstonianum127

Mammals

  1. Rhesus Macaque Macaca mulatta1,014
  2. Indian Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis886
  3. Chital Axis axis569
  4. Nepal Sacred Langur Semnopithecus schistaceus379
  5. Wild Boar Sus scrofa164
  6. Indochinese Hog Deer Axis porcinus163
  7. Five-striped Palm Squirrel Funambulus pennantii162
  8. Himalayan Tahr Hemitragus jemlahicus153
  9. Tiger Panthera tigris150
  10. Sambar Rusa unicolor150

Insects

  1. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata688
  2. Indian Tortoiseshell Aglais caschmirensis502
  3. Chocolate Pansy Junonia iphita303
  4. Peacock Pansy Junonia almana251
  5. Common Mormon Swallowtail Papilio polytes238
  6. Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica227
  7. Asian Honey Bee Apis cerana212
  8. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus206
  9. Scarlet Skimmer Crocothemis servilia189
  10. Russet Percher Neurothemis fulvia180

Spiders and kin

  1. Joro Spider Trichonephila clavata151
  2. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes94
  3. Garden cross spider Argiope pulchella79

Reptiles

  1. Mugger Crocodile Crocodylus palustris448
  2. Gharial Gavialis gangeticus401
  3. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor201
  4. Kashmir Rock Agama Laudakia tuberculata71
  5. Bengal Monitor Varanus bengalensis61
  6. Burmese Python Python bivittatus42
  7. Oriental Rat Snake Ptyas mucosa35

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.