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Learn the wildlife of North Macedonia

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3,638 species have research-grade observations in North Macedonia 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. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos141
  2. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix132
  3. Pygmy Cormorant Microcarbo pygmaeus131
  4. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus129
  5. Mute Swan Cygnus olor99
  6. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica85
  7. Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula82
  8. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo74
  9. House Sparrow Passer domesticus70
  10. Rock Pigeon Columba livia64

Plants

  1. Donkey Tail Euphorbia myrsinites91
  2. Elder-flowered Orchid Dactylorhiza sambucina89
  3. Old man's beard Clematis vitalba81
  4. Chicory Cichorium intybus58
  5. European beech Fagus sylvatica53
  6. Dwarf Elder Sambucus ebulus53
  7. Rustyback Asplenium ceterach52
  8. Jerusalem Thorn Paliurus spina-christi52
  9. Field Eryngo Eryngium campestre52
  10. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio49

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus72
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris62
  3. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris43
  4. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus27
  5. Brown Bear Ursus arctos22
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes13

Insects

  1. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius96
  2. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata83
  3. Black-veined White Aporia crataegi82
  4. Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta81
  5. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus76
  6. Clouded Yellow Colias crocea74
  7. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus73
  8. Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia66
  9. Small Pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus62
  10. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia61

Spiders and kin

  1. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi21
  2. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata21
  3. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus20
  4. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus18
  5. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus17
  6. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops17
  7. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica15
  8. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia12

Reptiles

  1. Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni257
  2. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis199
  3. Erhard's Wall Lizard Podarcis erhardii114
  4. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata84
  5. Kotschy's Gecko Mediodactylus kotschyi83
  6. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis57
  7. Balkan Wall Lizard Podarcis tauricus29
  8. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus29
  9. Blue-throated Keeled Lizard Algyroides nigropunctatus28
  10. Grass snake Natrix natrix24

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus99
  2. Green Toad Bufotes viridis70
  3. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra61
  4. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata39
  5. European Toad Bufo bufo30
  6. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea22
  7. Greek frog Rana graeca20
  8. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina17
  9. Macedonian Crested Newt Triturus macedonicus13

Mollusks

  1. Turkish Snail Helix lucorum157
  2. Zebra Snail Zebrina detrita23
  3. Dreissena carinata12

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.