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Learn the wildlife of Berchtesgaden National Park

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1,420 species have research-grade observations inside Berchtesgaden 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. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos58
  2. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus49
  3. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs41
  4. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula27
  5. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos24
  6. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus23
  7. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus23
  8. Common Merganser Mergus merganser20
  9. Coal Tit Periparus ater18
  10. White Wagtail Motacilla alba17

Plants

  1. Eight-petal Mountain-Avens Dryas octopetala117
  2. Clusius' gentian Gentiana clusii93
  3. Willow gentian Gentiana asclepiadea75
  4. Bear's Ear Primula auricula75
  5. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii73
  6. Mezereon Daphne mezereum68
  7. Martagon Lily Lilium martagon66
  8. Hairy Alpenrose Rhododendron hirsutum65
  9. Spring Heath Erica carnea59
  10. Silver Thistle Carlina acaulis58

Mammals

  1. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra114
  2. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota62
  3. Red Deer Cervus elaphus17
  4. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris8

Insects

  1. Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon76
  2. Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops76
  3. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia59
  4. Arran Brown Erebia ligea39
  5. Small Blue Cupido minimus37
  6. Pearl-bordered Fritillary Boloria euphrosyne36
  7. Alpine Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera aptera33
  8. Rattle Grasshopper Psophus stridulus33
  9. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata32
  10. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon30

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus13
  2. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens13
  3. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia6
  4. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus6
  5. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio6
  6. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis5

Reptiles

  1. Adder Vipera berus27
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara23
  3. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis22
  4. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis19
  5. Grass snake Natrix natrix18
  6. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca5

Amphibians

  1. Alpine Salamander Salamandra atra65
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo42
  3. European Common Frog Rana temporaria25
  4. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris7
  5. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra6

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.