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2,905 species have research-grade observations in the Palestinian Territories 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. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix86
  2. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis83
  3. House Sparrow Passer domesticus72
  4. Palestine Sunbird Cinnyris osea66
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia64
  6. Tristram's Starling Onychognathus tristramii56
  7. Blackstart Oenanthe melanura52
  8. White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos50
  9. Arabian Green Bee-eater Merops cyanophrys48
  10. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis44

Plants

  1. Lortet iris Iris lortetii354
  2. Persian Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum271
  3. Egyptian Caper Capparis zoharyi257
  4. Pink-butterfly Orchid Anacamptis papilionacea231
  5. Poppy anemone Anemone coronaria229
  6. Tree tobacco Nicotiana glauca196
  7. Wild pink Dianthus strictus175
  8. Steven's Meadow Saffron Colchicum stevenii149
  9. Yellow Henbane Hyoscyamus aureus145
  10. Winter Crocus Crocus hyemalis130

Mammals

  1. Mountain Gazelle Gazella gazella145
  2. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis80
  3. Nubian Ibex Capra nubiana58
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes54
  5. Domestic Cat Felis catus31
  6. Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica22
  7. Wild Boar Sus scrofa18

Insects

  1. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus134
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera99
  3. Epaulet Skimmer Orthetrum chrysostigma92
  4. Lesser Fiery Copper Lycaena thersamon85
  5. Mediterranean Marbled White Melanargia titea82
  6. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon67
  7. Bath White Pontia daplidice64
  8. Brown Grass Jewel Freyeria trochylus61
  9. Small White Pieris rapae58
  10. Pioneer White Belenois aurota56

Spiders and kin

  1. Hebrew Deathstalker Leiurus hebraeus189
  2. Compsobuthus schmiedeknechti61
  3. Scorpio fuscus56
  4. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli46
  5. Jericho Scorpion Nebo hierichonticus42
  6. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus35
  7. Jordanius maysaraensis31
  8. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei30
  9. Birulatus israelensis24
  10. Hottentotta judaicus21

Reptiles

  1. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca86
  2. Sinai Fan-fingered Gecko Ptyodactylus guttatus78
  3. Egyptian Rock Agama Laudakia vulgaris46
  4. Lebanon Lizard Phoenicolacerta laevis41
  5. Common Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon33
  6. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus33
  7. Bridled Skink Heremites vittatus22

Mollusks

  1. Levantina spiriplana130
  2. Levantine Field Snail Helix engaddensis53
  3. Syrian Nun Snail Monacha syriaca46
  4. Euchondrus septemdentatus44
  5. Xeropicta krynickii40
  6. Buliminus labrosus36
  7. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum31
  8. Yellow Cellar Slug Limacus flavus28
  9. Sphincterochila fimbriata24
  10. Wide Polished Glass Snail Eopolita protensa19

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.