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13,382 species have research-grade observations in Poland 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 platyrhynchos7,999
  2. Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula4,677
  3. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula4,635
  4. Mute Swan Cygnus olor4,393
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia4,328
  6. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus4,119
  7. Great Tit Parus major3,790
  8. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus3,716
  9. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix3,484
  10. White Stork Ciconia ciconia3,337

Plants

  1. Great stinging nettle Urtica dioica6,936
  2. Wood anemone Anemonoides nemorosa6,003
  3. Small balsam Impatiens parviflora5,289
  4. Lesser celandine Ficaria verna5,096
  5. Greater celandine Chelidonium majus5,085
  6. European black elderberry Sambucus nigra4,831
  7. European beech Fagus sylvatica4,410
  8. Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea4,343
  9. Red Clover Trifolium pratense4,155
  10. Black cherry Prunus serotina3,888

Mammals

  1. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus3,516
  2. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris3,247
  3. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber2,565
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa1,428
  5. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes1,279
  6. European Mole Talpa europaea1,208
  7. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus1,184
  8. Domestic Cat Felis catus1,027
  9. Red Deer Cervus elaphus1,023
  10. Moose Alces alces892

Insects

  1. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis6,775
  2. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera6,453
  3. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io5,743
  4. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus4,785
  5. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata4,782
  6. Common Carder Bumble Bee Bombus pascuorum3,734
  7. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta3,386
  8. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus2,891
  9. European Mantis Mantis religiosa2,798
  10. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2,764

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus4,134
  2. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis2,832
  3. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi2,496
  4. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia1,812
  5. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio1,472
  6. Canestrini's Harvestman Opilio canestrinii1,371
  7. Giant House Spider Eratigena atrica1,308
  8. Triangle Crab Spider Ebrechtella tricuspidata1,076
  9. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica1,027
  10. Buzzing Spider Anyphaena accentuata967

Reptiles

  1. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis3,803
  2. Grass snake Natrix natrix2,416
  3. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara1,798
  4. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis1,718
  5. Adder Vipera berus960

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo3,936
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria2,635
  3. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra1,035
  4. Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris709
  5. Green Toad Bufotes viridis682
  6. Moor Frog Rana arvalis678

Mollusks

  1. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis5,975
  2. Roman Snail Helix pomatia4,485
  3. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum1,690
  4. Leopard Slug Limax maximus1,513
  5. Lagoon Cockle Cerastoderma glaucum930
  6. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger832
  7. Great Pond Snail Lymnaea stagnalis799
  8. Baltic Macoma Macoma balthica775
  9. Great Ram's-horn Planorbarius corneus732
  10. Common European Ambersnail Succinea putris723

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.