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2,575 species have research-grade observations in Oman 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. Sooty Gull Ichthyaetus hemprichii288
  2. Western Reef Heron Egretta gularis279
  3. Indian Roller Coracias benghalensis200
  4. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis199
  5. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis190
  6. Purple Sunbird Cinnyris asiaticus174
  7. House Crow Corvus splendens170
  8. Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus168
  9. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea167
  10. Egyptian Vulture Neophron percnopterus166

Plants

  1. Giant milkweed Calotropis procera247
  2. Euphorbia larica92
  3. Frankincense Tree Boswellia sacra84
  4. Kapok bush Aerva javanica84
  5. Arabian Dragon Tree Dracaena serrulata84
  6. Desert rose Adenium obesum81
  7. Bitter tomato Solanum incanum81
  8. Adamant creeper Cissus quadrangularis75
  9. Desert Harmal Rhazya stricta71
  10. Indian fagonbush Zygophyllum indicum71

Mammals

  1. Dromedary Camel Camelus dromedarius128
  2. Indian Humpback Dolphin Sousa plumbea91
  3. Domestic Cat Felis catus70
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes64
  5. Domestic Goat Capra hircus49
  6. Arabian Gazelle Gazella arabica44
  7. Donkey Equus asinus27
  8. Small Mouse-tailed Bat Rhinopoma muscatellum24
  9. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis19
  10. Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis16

Insects

  1. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus229
  2. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata206
  3. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya184
  4. Epaulet Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma184
  5. Pioneer White Belenois aurota158
  6. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea154
  7. Slender Skimmer Orthetrum sabina152
  8. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa141
  9. One-pip Policeman Coeliades anchises128
  10. Beet Armyworm Moth Spodoptera exigua127

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-legged Golden Orb-web Spider Trichonephila sumptuosa72
  2. Black-tailed Alligatorback Scorpion Hottentotta jayakari49
  3. Nebo whitei39
  4. Argiope sector38
  5. Androctonus omanensis27
  6. Eusparassus perezi26
  7. Hottentotta salei25
  8. Leiurus haenggii22
  9. Nebo omanensis20
  10. Apistobuthus pterygocercus19

Reptiles

  1. Guweira Semaphore Gecko Pristurus guweirensis260
  2. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas245
  3. Carter's Rock Gecko Pristurus carteri231
  4. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor212
  5. Arabian Chameleon Chamaeleo arabicus116
  6. Dhofar Desert Agama Pseudotrapelus dhofarensis101
  7. Jayakar Lizard Omanosaura jayakari94
  8. Northern House Gecko Hemidactylus flaviviridis75
  9. Bar-tailed Semaphore Gecko Pristurus celerrimus74
  10. Hajar Rock Agama Pseudotrapelus jensvindumi71

Fish

  1. Laced Moray Gymnothorax favagineus67
  2. Halfmoon Angelfish Pomacanthus maculosus67
  3. Arabian Butterflyfish Chaetodon melapterus63
  4. Arabian Monocle Bream Scolopsis ghanam62
  5. Clark's Anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii61
  6. Bluetail Boxfish Ostracion cyanurus61
  7. Indo-Pacific Sergeant Major Abudefduf vaigiensis60
  8. Undulated Moray Gymnothorax undulatus57
  9. Longspined Porcupinefish Diodon holocanthus56
  10. Shortspine Porcupinefish Cyclichthys orbicularis56

Mollusks

  1. Euryptyxis latireflexa72
  2. Beautiful Hypseldoris Hypselodoris pulchella52
  3. Acanthopleura vaillantii38
  4. Pharaoh Cuttlefish Acanthosepion pharaonis37
  5. Swollen Olive Oliva bulbosa32
  6. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea30
  7. Ringed Goniobranch Goniobranchus annulatus19
  8. Rüppell's Wart Slug Phyllidia rueppelii15
  9. Thrush cowrie Naria turdus15
  10. Indian Caloria Caloria indica14

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.