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195 species have research-grade observations in Vatican City 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. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis337
  2. Rock Pigeon Columba livia206
  3. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix91
  4. Italian Sparrow Passer italiae41
  5. White Wagtail Motacilla alba28
  6. Rose-ringed Parakeet Psittacula krameri16
  7. Monk Parakeet Myiopsitta monachus15
  8. Common Swift Apus apus6
  9. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros6
  10. European Starling Sturnus vulgaris6

Plants

  1. Ivy-leaved toadflax Cymbalaria muralis51
  2. Slender sowthistle Sonchus tenerrimus32
  3. Black maidenhair fern Adiantum capillus-veneris22
  4. Pellitory-of-the-wall Parietaria judaica20
  5. Caper Bush Capparis spinosa10
  6. Rock Caper Capparis orientalis10
  7. White clover Trifolium repens8
  8. Fourleaf manyseed Polycarpon tetraphyllum8
  9. Creeping Woodsorrel Oxalis corniculata6
  10. Annual Meadow-grass Poa annua5

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera4
  2. Oriental Hornet Vespa orientalis3
  3. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata3
  4. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2
  5. Asian Tiger Mosquito Aedes albopictus2
  6. Citrus Leafminer Phyllocnistis citrella2
  7. Pallid Big-headed Ant Pheidole pallidula2
  8. Pigeon Louse Fly Pseudolynchia canariensis2
  9. Sesame Leafroller Antigastra catalaunalis1
  10. European Hornet Vespa crabro1

Reptiles

  1. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta14
  2. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis4
  3. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica3
  4. River Cooter Pseudemys concinna2
  5. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus1
  6. Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni1
  7. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus1

Mollusks

  1. Cliveden Snail Papillifera papillaris5
  2. Wall Helicella Marmorana muralis4
  3. Striped Greenhouse Slug Ambigolimax valentianus3
  4. Maritime Garden Snail Cernuella cisalpina2
  5. Yellow Cellar Slug Limacus flavus2
  6. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum2
  7. Draparnaud's Glass Snail Oxychilus draparnaudi1
  8. Chestnut Slug Deroceras invadens1

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.