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Learn the wildlife of Djurdjura National Park

Algeria

797 species have research-grade observations inside Djurdjura 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. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus357
  2. Seebohm's Wheatear Oenanthe seebohmi301
  3. Moussier's Redstart Phoenicurus moussieri112
  4. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax111
  5. Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush Monticola saxatilis94
  6. Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus77
  7. Tawny Pipit Anthus campestris64
  8. Pallid Swift Apus pallidus60
  9. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris59
  10. Coal Tit Periparus ater59

Plants

  1. Atlas cedar Cedrus atlantica47
  2. Early Purple Orchid Orchis mascula33
  3. Southern Early-purple Orchid Orchis olbiensis23
  4. Astragalus armatus22
  5. Mountain Cherry Prunus prostrata18
  6. Common juniper Juniperus communis16
  7. Viola munbyana16
  8. Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola15
  9. Berberis hispanica14
  10. Eryngium triquetrum14

Mammals

  1. African Wolf Canis lupaster48
  2. Domestic Horse Equus caballus30
  3. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus13
  4. Wild Boar Sus scrofa12
  5. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes6
  6. Domestic Cat Felis catus6
  7. North African Hedgehog Atelerix algirus4
  8. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris3
  9. Cape Hare Lepus capensis3
  10. Domestic Goat Capra hircus2

Insects

  1. Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum34
  2. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria27
  3. The Hermit Chazara briseis26
  4. Blood-spotted Sugar Ant Camponotus cruentatus19
  5. Variegated Lady Beetle Hippodamia variegata18
  6. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui14
  7. Pea Blue Lampides boeticus14
  8. Five-spot Burnet Zygaena trifolii14
  9. Common Branded Skipper Hesperia comma12
  10. Southern Gatekeeper Pyronia cecilia12

Spiders and kin

  1. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus13
  2. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops9
  3. Aelurillus luctuosus4
  4. Imperial Jumping Spider Thyene imperialis4
  5. Buthus pusillus4
  6. Angular Orbweaver Spider Araneus angulatus3
  7. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus3
  8. Five-spotted star-web spider Uroctea durandi3
  9. Algerian Jumping Spider Cyrba algerina2
  10. Mediterranean false black widow Steatoda paykulliana2

Reptiles

  1. Andalusian wall lizard Podarcis vaucheri49
  2. Large Psammodromus Psammodromus algirus14
  3. North African Ocellated Lizard Timon pater13
  4. Viperine Snake Natrix maura11
  5. Southern Smooth Snake Coronella girondica6
  6. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica5
  7. False Smooth Snake Macroprotodon mauritanicus5
  8. Algerian Three-toed Skink Chalcides mertensi4
  9. Eastern Montpellier Snake Malpolon insignitus3
  10. Common Chameleon Chamaeleo chamaeleon3

Amphibians

  1. Spiny Toad Bufo spinosus13
  2. Mauritanian Toad Sclerophrys mauritanica11
  3. Mediterranean Painted Frog Discoglossus pictus4
  4. Mediterranean Tree Frog Hyla meridionalis3
  5. Sahara Frog Pelophylax saharicus3

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.