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Learn the wildlife of Calanques National Park

France

3,312 species have research-grade observations inside Calanques 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 michahellis410
  2. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis87
  3. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros75
  4. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto66
  5. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris55
  6. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs48
  7. Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa46
  8. Sardinian Warbler Curruca melanocephala46
  9. European Robin Erithacus rubecula44
  10. Crested Tit Lophophanes cristatus40

Plants

  1. Grey-leaved Cistus Cistus albidus455
  2. Red Valerian Centranthus ruber445
  3. Rosemary Salvia rosmarinus378
  4. Shrubby Globularia Globularia alypum377
  5. Mastic Pistacia lentiscus350
  6. Mediterranean Heath Erica multiflora339
  7. Gold coin Pallenis maritima298
  8. Kermes oak Quercus coccifera294
  9. Rough Bindweed Smilax aspera291
  10. Astragalus tragacantha288

Insects

  1. Pine Processionary-moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa143
  2. Mediterranean Spotted Chafer Oxythyrea funesta124
  3. Semipunctated Shield Bug Graphosoma semipunctatum119
  4. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii116
  5. Yellow-legged Thick-legged Flower Beetle Oedemera flavipes113
  6. Spanish Gatekeeper Pyronia bathseba102
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera97
  8. Ash Cicada Cicada orni80
  9. Mallow Skipper Carcharodus alceae76
  10. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon72

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops95
  2. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum95
  3. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata56

Fish

  1. Red Scorpionfish Scorpaena scrofa651
  2. Mediterranean Moray Muraena helena643
  3. Black-faced Blenny Tripterygion delaisi584
  4. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris578
  5. Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse Coris julis557
  6. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis518
  7. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa462
  8. Comber Serranus cabrilla450
  9. Small Red Scorpionfish Scorpaena notata441
  10. East Atlantic Peacock Wrasse Symphodus tinca428

Mollusks

  1. Leopard Sea Slug Peltodoris atromaculata663
  2. Tricolored Felimare Felimare tricolor588
  3. Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris513
  4. Pink Coryphella Edmundsella pedata491
  5. Cratena Slug Cratena peregrina490
  6. Paraflabellina ischitana339
  7. Trinchesia morrowae181
  8. European Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis174
  9. Red Papillae Dorid Diaphorodoris papillata168
  10. Green Ormer Haliotis tuberculata166

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.