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Learn the wildlife of Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese National Park

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670 species have research-grade observations inside Appennino Lucano - Val d'Agri - Lagonegrese National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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. Red Kite Milvus milvus3
  2. Muscovy Duck Cairina moschata3
  3. Black Kite Milvus migrans2
  4. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus2
  5. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2
  6. Cirl Bunting Emberiza cirlus2
  7. Rock Bunting Emberiza cia2
  8. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2
  9. Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2
  10. Italian Sparrow Passer italiae2

Plants

  1. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis10
  2. Italian Eryngo Eryngium amethystinum10
  3. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio9
  4. Pink-butterfly Orchid Anacamptis papilionacea7
  5. Great Yellow Gentian Gentiana lutea7
  6. Stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus6
  7. Bee Orchid Ophrys apifera6
  8. European holly Ilex aquifolium5
  9. European beech Fagus sylvatica5
  10. Lawn daisy Bellis perennis5

Mammals

  1. European Polecat Mustela putorius3
  2. Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata2
  3. Stone Marten Martes foina1
  4. Common Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus1
  5. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus1
  6. Variable Squirrel Callosciurus finlaysonii1
  7. Roman Mole Talpa romana1
  8. European Fat Dormouse Glis glis1

Insects

  1. Great Banded Grayling Brintesia circe8
  2. Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia5
  3. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus4
  4. Crepuscular Burnet Zygaena carniolica4
  5. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius4
  6. Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe4
  7. Lesser Spotted Fritillary Melitaea trivia4
  8. Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma4
  9. Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia4
  10. Grand Antlion Palpares libelluloides4

Spiders and kin

  1. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata3
  2. Tarantula wolf spider Lycosa tarantula3
  3. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops2
  4. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi1
  5. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus1
  6. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens1
  7. Gorse Orbweaver Agalenatea redii1

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis5
  2. Four-lined Snake Elaphe quatuorlineata4
  3. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica4
  4. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata4
  5. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus3
  6. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus3
  7. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta2
  8. Italian Aesculapian Snake Zamenis lineatus2
  9. Italian Slowworm Anguis veronensis2
  10. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica2

Amphibians

  1. Italian Stream Frog Rana italica5
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo5
  3. Italian newt Lissotriton italicus3
  4. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra1
  5. Southern Spectacled Salamander Salamandrina terdigitata1

Fish

  1. European Carp Cyprinus carpio4
  2. Brown Trout Salmo trutta1
  3. Amur Carp Cyprinus rubrofuscus1

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.