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12,290 species have research-grade observations in Türkiye 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. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix3,030
  2. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2,979
  3. House Sparrow Passer domesticus2,439
  4. Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis2,296
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia1,778
  6. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos1,573
  7. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs1,534
  8. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea1,496
  9. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo1,460
  10. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto1,375

Plants

  1. Hoary Rock-rose Cistus creticus1,211
  2. Common fig Ficus carica957
  3. Bird's-eye speedwell Veronica persica912
  4. Red deadnettle Lamium purpureum805
  5. Sage-leaved Rock-rose Cistus salviifolius758
  6. Oleander Nerium oleander731
  7. Kermes oak Quercus coccifera668
  8. White clover Trifolium repens646
  9. Sun spurge Euphorbia helioscopia646
  10. Scarlet pimpernel Lysimachia arvensis646

Mammals

  1. Domestic Cat Felis catus3,272
  2. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris845
  3. Southern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor675
  4. Caucasian Squirrel Sciurus anomalus554
  5. Wild Boar Sus scrofa363
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes349
  7. Asia Minor Ground Squirrel Spermophilus xanthoprymnus256
  8. Golden Jackal Canis aureus145

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera1,757
  2. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii1,525
  3. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata1,261
  4. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui1,050
  5. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus1,019
  6. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus830
  7. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta790
  8. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis748
  9. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas704
  10. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata669

Spiders and kin

  1. Pantropical Jumping Spider Plexippus paykulli876
  2. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus601
  3. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops578
  4. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus438
  5. Marbled Cellar Spider Holocnemus pluchei369
  6. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi362
  7. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana346
  8. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata297
  9. Mediterranean Checkered Scorpion Aegaeobuthus gibbosus224
  10. Mediterranean recluse Loxosceles rufescens217

Reptiles

  1. Greek Tortoise Testudo graeca3,172
  2. Roughtail Rock Agama Laudakia stellio1,984
  3. Snake-eyed Lizard Ophisops elegans1,029
  4. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus764
  5. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus655
  6. Lebanon Lizard Phoenicolacerta laevis592
  7. Western Caspian Turtle Mauremys rivulata528
  8. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta399
  9. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata275
  10. Spiny-tailed Lizard Darevskia rudis256

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus1,710
  2. Green Toad Bufotes viridis925
  3. Eastern Tree Frog Hyla orientalis191
  4. European Toad Bufo bufo157

Fish

  1. Ornate Wrasse Thalassoma pavo284
  2. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus283
  3. Red Sea Goatfish Parupeneus forsskali213
  4. Flavimaculosus Puffer Torquigener flavimaculosus208
  5. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis207
  6. Rivulated Rabbitfish Siganus rivulatus206
  7. Painted Comber Serranus scriba201
  8. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris175
  9. Indian Lionfish Pterois miles164
  10. Blue-spotted Cornetfish Fistularia commersonii148

Mollusks

  1. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata1,347
  2. Turkish Snail Helix lucorum1,209
  3. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum910
  4. Vine Slug Drusia ibera187
  5. Striped Venus Chamelea gallina171

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.