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12,115 species have research-grade observations in the Philippines 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. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2,058
  2. Yellow-vented Bulbul Pycnonotus goiavier1,966
  3. Garden Sunbird Cinnyris jugularis1,236
  4. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata1,172
  5. Brown Shrike Lanius cristatus1,108
  6. Collared Kingfisher Todiramphus chloris1,051
  7. Asian Glossy Starling Aplonis panayensis1,045
  8. Philippine Pied-Fantail Rhipidura nigritorquis825
  9. White-breasted Woodswallow Artamus leucorynchus734
  10. Chestnut Munia Lonchura atricapilla693

Plants

  1. Tridax Daisy Tridax procumbens1,252
  2. African Coromandel Asystasia intrusa935
  3. Asthma Plant Euphorbia hirta875
  4. Pigeonberry Rivina humilis794
  5. Papaya Carica papaya735
  6. Coconut palm Cocos nucifera732
  7. Artillery Plant Pilea microphylla627
  8. Sensitive Plant Mimosa pudica611
  9. Purple Cleome Cleome rutidosperma553
  10. Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus504

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus1,182
  2. Long-tailed Macaque Macaca fascicularis1,109
  3. Philippine Tarsier Carlito syrichta416
  4. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris389
  5. Philippine Colugo Cynocephalus volans172
  6. Finlayson's Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii155
  7. Philippine Palm Civet Paradoxurus philippinensis146

Insects

  1. Rhinocypha colorata1,847
  2. Short-winged Rice Grasshopper Pseudoxya diminuta1,355
  3. Great Eggfly Hypolimnas bolina1,338
  4. Chalky Percher Diplacodes trivialis1,237
  5. Asian Weaver Ant Oecophylla smaragdina1,216
  6. Straight-edge Red Parasol Neurothemis terminata1,188
  7. Green Skimmer Orthetrum serapia1,076
  8. Brown Pansy Junonia hedonia1,010
  9. Red Percher Neurothemis ramburii765
  10. Red Sprite Pseudagrion pilidorsum733

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Golden Orbweaver Nephila pilipes790
  2. Orange-and-black Pear Spider Leucauge fastigata519
  3. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria345
  4. Oval Saint Andrew's Cross Spider Argiope aemula295
  5. Hawaiian Garden Spider Argiope appensa278
  6. Common Housefly Catcher Plexippus petersi239
  7. Gasteracantha hecata205
  8. Batik Golden Web Spider Trichonephila antipodiana205
  9. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus194
  10. Argiope intricata194

Reptiles

  1. Flat-tailed House Gecko Hemidactylus platyurus1,319
  2. Tokay Gecko Gekko gecko936
  3. Green Sea Turtle Chelonia mydas809
  4. Emerald Tree Skink Lamprolepis smaragdina525
  5. Asian House Gecko Hemidactylus frenatus517
  6. Common Sun Skink Eutropis multifasciata474
  7. Yellow-lipped Sea Krait Laticauda colubrina405
  8. Hawksbill Sea Turtle Eretmochelys imbricata384
  9. Philippine Flying Dragon Draco spilopterus349
  10. Palawan Monitor Varanus palawanensis305

Amphibians

  1. Cane Toad Rhinella marina2,242
  2. Common Southeast Asian Tree Frog Polypedates leucomystax878
  3. Asian Painted Frog Kaloula pulchra686
  4. Greenhouse Frog Eleutherodactylus planirostris158
  5. Green Paddy Frog Hylarana erythraea139

Fish

  1. Clark's Anemonefish Amphiprion clarkii903
  2. Ocellaris Anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris854
  3. Tomato Clownfish Amphiprion frenatus823
  4. Ornate Ghostpipefish Solenostomus paradoxus655
  5. Blackspotted Puffer Arothron nigropunctatus641
  6. White-eyed Moray Gymnothorax thyrsoideus576
  7. Spiny Seahorse Hippocampus histrix557
  8. Spotfin Lionfish Pteropterus antennatus557
  9. Blacksaddle Toby Canthigaster valentini507
  10. Striped Eel Catfish Plotosus lineatus488

Mollusks

  1. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica1,405
  2. Anna's Chromodoris Chromodoris annae1,167
  3. Willan's Chromodoris Chromodoris willani777
  4. Dusky Nembrotha Nembrotha kubaryana630
  5. Chamberlain's Nembrotha Nembrotha chamberlaini581
  6. Blue Dragon Pteraeolidia semperi468
  7. Loch's Chromodoris Chromodoris lochi438
  8. Geometric Goniobranchus Goniobranchus geometricus431
  9. Lined Nembrotha Nembrotha lineolata426
  10. Varicose Wart Slug Phyllidia varicosa425

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.