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3,014 species have research-grade observations in Syria 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. House Sparrow Passer domesticus61
  2. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus57
  3. White Stork Ciconia ciconia52
  4. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix52
  5. Masked Shrike Lanius nubicus51
  6. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola51
  7. Common Crane Grus grus50
  8. White-spectacled Bulbul Pycnonotus xanthopygos48
  9. European Greenfinch Chloris chloris48
  10. Little Egret Egretta garzetta46

Plants

  1. Bosom Orchid Ophrys mammosa121
  2. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio76
  3. Three-toothed orchid Neotinea tridentata73
  4. Bornmueller's Orchid Ophrys bornmuelleri66
  5. Yellow Bee-orchid Ophrys lutea60
  6. Naked-man Orchid Orchis italica55
  7. Barbary-nut Moraea sisyrinchium52
  8. Poppy anemone Anemone coronaria52
  9. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis50
  10. Persian Cyclamen Cyclamen persicum49

Mammals

  1. Golden Jackal Canis aureus40
  2. Caucasian Squirrel Sciurus anomalus37
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes27
  4. Southern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor25
  5. Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica14
  6. Southwest Asian Badger Meles canescens13
  7. Domestic Cat Felis catus12
  8. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus9
  9. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris9

Insects

  1. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata134
  2. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui83
  3. Variegated Lady Beetle Hippodamia variegata77
  4. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera74
  5. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius62
  6. Red-veined Dropwing Trithemis arteriosa45
  7. Apple Blossom Beetle Tropinota hirta45
  8. Pioneer White Belenois aurota44
  9. Indian Milkweed Bug Spilostethus pandurus43
  10. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax42

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops54
  2. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus43
  3. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana32
  4. Gorse Orbweaver Agalenatea redii31
  5. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum31
  6. Mediterranean recluse Loxosceles rufescens29
  7. Middle East Black Tarantula Chaetopelma olivaceum28
  8. Walckenaer's Huntsman Spider Eusparassus walckenaeri27
  9. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata25
  10. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli25

Reptiles

  1. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca114
  2. Roughtail Rock Agama Laudakia stellio108
  3. Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans106
  4. Lebanon Lizard Phoenicolacerta laevis99
  5. Bridled Skink Heremites vittatus62
  6. Common Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon53
  7. Western Caspian Turtle Mauremys rivulata46
  8. Eastern Mediterranean Thin-toed Gecko Mediodactylus orientalis45
  9. Medium Lizard Lacerta media41
  10. Large Whip Snake Dolichophis jugularis39

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus68
  2. Lemon-yellow Tree Frog Hyla savignyi59
  3. Southern Banded Newt Ommatotriton vittatus57
  4. Near Eastern Fire Salamander Salamandra infraimmaculata47
  5. Green Toad Bufotes viridis34

Mollusks

  1. Pomatias glaucus21
  2. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata20
  3. Girdled Snail Helix cincta12
  4. Valentin's Snail Helix valentini10
  5. Metafruticicola berytensis10
  6. Syrian Nun Snail Monacha syriaca9

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.