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31,156 species have research-grade observations in Russia 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 platyrhynchos102,047
  2. Great Tit Parus major92,847
  3. Fieldfare Turdus pilaris67,993
  4. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix67,428
  5. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major61,561
  6. Eurasian Tree Sparrow Passer montanus60,487
  7. Eurasian Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula58,927
  8. White Wagtail Motacilla alba58,244
  9. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs56,107
  10. Eurasian Magpie Pica pica49,862

Plants

  1. Scots pine Pinus sylvestris49,737
  2. Great stinging nettle Urtica dioica37,815
  3. Box elder Acer negundo31,800
  4. Colt's-foot Tussilago farfara31,550
  5. Creeping thistle Cirsium arvense30,653
  6. Common dandelion Taraxacum officinale30,547
  7. Red Clover Trifolium pratense29,523
  8. Common Tansy Tanacetum vulgare29,305
  9. Common yarrow Achillea millefolium27,987
  10. Common mugwort Artemisia vulgaris27,671

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris27,164
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes6,982
  3. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus6,826
  4. Moose Alces alces6,182
  5. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber6,147

Insects

  1. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io12,940
  2. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata11,376
  3. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae11,143
  4. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis10,426
  5. Yellow-winged Darter Sympetrum flaveolum9,727
  6. Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum9,458
  7. Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum9,154
  8. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus9,068
  9. Green-veined White Pieris napi8,834
  10. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata8,577

Reptiles

  1. Grass snake Natrix natrix9,804
  2. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis9,077
  3. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara8,420

Amphibians

  1. European Common Frog Rana temporaria9,520
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo8,448
  3. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus8,035
  4. Moor Frog Rana arvalis6,090

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.