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3,686 species have research-grade observations in Réunion 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. Réunion Stonechat Saxicola tectes1,041
  2. Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis533
  3. Réunion Grey White-eye Zosterops borbonicus395
  4. Village Weaver Ploceus cucullatus392
  5. Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus391
  6. Mascarene Paradise-Flycatcher Terpsiphone bourbonnensis361
  7. Zebra Dove Geopelia striata336
  8. Common Myna Acridotheres tristis267
  9. Réunion Harrier Circus maillardi223
  10. White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus204

Plants

  1. Neat Feather-moss Pseudoscleropodium purum390
  2. Hypericum lanceolatum303
  3. Erica reunionensis230
  4. Agarista buxifolia224
  5. Malagasy tea Aphloia theiformis200
  6. Bugweed Solanum mauritianum198
  7. Pink knotweed Persicaria capitata194
  8. Acacia heterophylla180
  9. Lady's eardrops Fuchsia boliviana152
  10. Mist flower Ageratina riparia149

Mammals

  1. Tailless Tenrec Tenrec ecaudatus149
  2. Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae88
  3. Asian House Shrew Suncus murinus71
  4. Domestic Cat Felis catus34
  5. Domestic Goat Capra hircus31
  6. Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops aduncus26
  7. Spinner Dolphin Stenella longirostris23
  8. Moutou's Free-tailed Bat Mormopterus francoismoutoui22

Insects

  1. Heteropsis narcissus205
  2. Cibdela janthina151
  3. Yellow Oriental Paper Wasp Polistes olivaceus107
  4. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata99
  5. Common Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis98
  6. Lang's Short-tailed Blue Leptotes pirithous95
  7. Death's Head Hawkmoth Acherontia atropos86
  8. African Grass Blue Zizeeria knysna83
  9. Protaetia aurichalcea78
  10. Royal Blue Pansy Junonia rhadama77

Spiders and kin

  1. Redleg Orbweaver Trichonephila inaurata482
  2. Pantropical Huntsman Spider Heteropoda venatoria233
  3. Réunion Hermit Spider Nephilingis borbonica128
  4. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli82
  5. Leucauge undulata76
  6. Grass Neoscona Spider Neoscona moreli67
  7. Adanson's House Jumper Hasarius adansoni64
  8. Lesser Brown Scorpion Isometrus maculatus56
  9. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola44
  10. Ninja-star Ceiling Spider Zosis geniculata41

Reptiles

  1. Gold Dust Day Gecko Phelsuma laticauda563
  2. Panther Chameleon Furcifer pardalis512
  3. Indian Garden Lizard Calotes versicolor420
  4. Peters's Rock Agama Agama picticauda317
  5. Madagascar Giant Day Gecko Phelsuma grandis229
  6. Réunion Island ornate day gecko Phelsuma inexpectata178
  7. Common Four-clawed Gecko Gehyra mutilata148
  8. Réunion Day Gecko Phelsuma borbonica143
  9. Indian Wolf Snake Lycodon aulicus80
  10. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia79

Fish

  1. Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus189
  2. Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus164
  3. Lagoon Triggerfish Rhinecanthus aculeatus153
  4. Indian Ocean Humbug Dascyllus abudafur145
  5. Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicum126
  6. Vagabond Butterflyfish Chaetodon vagabundus112
  7. Spotted Boxfish Ostracion meleagris109
  8. Honeycomb Grouper Epinephelus merra106
  9. Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis99
  10. Alticus monochrus93

Mollusks

  1. Hyalimax maillardi117
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum71
  3. Day Octopus Octopus cyanea67
  4. Small Giant Clam Tridacna maxima62
  5. African Giant Snail Lissachatina fulica55
  6. Halgerda formosa44
  7. Giant Blonde Snail Lissachatina immaculata44
  8. Decumbent Spanish Dancer Hexabranchus lacer35
  9. Black-and-white Cone Snail Conus ebraeus31
  10. Snakehead Cowrie Monetaria caputserpentis31

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.