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15,070 species have research-grade observations in Ukraine 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 platyrhynchos7,198
  2. Great Tit Parus major5,113
  3. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs4,442
  4. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix4,430
  5. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus4,313
  6. Rock Pigeon Columba livia4,311
  7. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula4,200
  8. Mute Swan Cygnus olor3,893
  9. Eurasian Coot Fulica atra3,733
  10. White Stork Ciconia ciconia3,716

Plants

  1. European mistletoe Viscum album10,378
  2. English oak Quercus robur9,296
  3. Greater celandine Chelidonium majus7,853
  4. Crocus heuffelianus6,702
  5. Box elder Acer negundo6,520
  6. Great stinging nettle Urtica dioica6,024
  7. Common ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia5,374
  8. Lesser celandine Ficaria verna5,303
  9. Scots pine Pinus sylvestris5,157
  10. Annual fleabane Erigeron annuus5,073

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2,926
  2. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus2,281
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1,752
  4. European Mole Talpa europaea1,602
  5. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber1,188
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes985
  7. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus947

Insects

  1. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis5,963
  2. European Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus4,746
  3. European Firebug Pyrrhocoris apterus4,267
  4. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata3,854
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera3,468
  6. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata3,113
  7. European Peacock Butterfly Aglais io2,678
  8. Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2,389
  9. European Striped Shield Bug Graphosoma italicum2,297
  10. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2,219

Spiders and kin

  1. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi1,884
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus1,787
  3. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia1,352

Reptiles

  1. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis2,695
  2. Grass snake Natrix natrix1,780
  3. European Pond Turtle Emys orbicularis1,546
  4. Eastern Slowworm Anguis colchica886

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus1,499
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo1,304
  3. European Common Frog Rana temporaria1,028
  4. Green Toad Bufotes viridis985

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia3,987
  2. Vineyard Snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis3,470
  3. Spanish Slug Arion vulgaris1,727
  4. Bush snail Fruticicola fruticum1,036
  5. Helix albescens910

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.