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Learn the wildlife of Brijuni National Park

Croatia

439 species have research-grade observations inside Brijuni 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. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis41
  2. Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula17
  3. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis14
  4. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula7
  5. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius6
  6. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops6
  7. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix6
  8. White Wagtail Motacilla alba5
  9. Western House Martin Delichon urbicum5
  10. Little Egret Egretta garzetta4

Plants

  1. Lilac chaste tree Vitex agnus-castus16
  2. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis11
  3. Beach prickly pear Opuntia anahuacensis11
  4. Montpellier Cistus Cistus monspeliensis10
  5. Maidenhair spleenwort Asplenium trichomanes9
  6. Myrtle Myrtus communis9
  7. Mastic Pistacia lentiscus8
  8. Clustered Carline-thistle Carlina corymbosa8
  9. Tunicflower Petrorhagia saxifraga7
  10. Holm oak Quercus ilex7

Mammals

  1. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus18
  2. European Fallow Deer Dama dama16
  3. Domestic Sheep Ovis aries5
  4. Chital Axis axis1
  5. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris1

Insects

  1. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui15
  2. Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas9
  3. Wasmann's Harvester Ant Messor wasmanni9
  4. Spongy Moth Lymantria dispar6
  5. Cleopatra Butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra6
  6. Mammoth Scoliid Wasp Regiscolia maculata6
  7. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata4
  8. Mediterranean Spotted Chafer Oxythyrea funesta4
  9. Scolia hirta4
  10. Florentine Woolcarder Bee Anthidium florentinum4

Spiders and kin

  1. Italian scorpion Euscorpius italicus3
  2. Mediterranean white-banded spider Evarcha jucunda3
  3. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi1
  4. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus1
  5. Mile End Jumping Spider Macaroeris nidicolens1
  6. Tube-dwelling Spider Segestria florentina1
  7. Hypsosinga albovittata1
  8. Lilac rust mite Aceria massalongoi1

Fish

  1. Saddled Seabream Oblada melanurus13
  2. Painted Comber Serranus scriba7
  3. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus6
  4. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis6
  5. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa5
  6. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris5
  7. Gilthead Seabream Sparus aurata4
  8. Longstriped Blenny Parablennius rouxi3
  9. Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse Coris julis2
  10. Sharpsnout Seabream Diplodus puntazzo2

Mollusks

  1. Girdled Snail Helix cincta9
  2. Phorcus articulatus7
  3. Leopard Sea Slug Peltodoris atromaculata6
  4. Turbinate Monodont Phorcus turbinatus6
  5. Mediterranean Cone Snail Conus ventricosus4
  6. Regal Sea Goddess Felimare picta4
  7. Horn Shell Thericium vulgatum4
  8. Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris3
  9. Cratena Slug Cratena peregrina3
  10. Decollate Snail Rumina decollata3

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.