KnowKi

Learn the wildlife of national parks

Learn the wildlife of Ecrins National Park

France

1,580 species have research-grade observations inside Ecrins 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.

Start this trip in KnowKi →
Āki the kiwi, KnowKi's guide

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-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus63
  2. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe44
  3. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus33
  4. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs22
  5. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta22
  6. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris21
  7. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos20
  8. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros20
  9. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus14
  10. Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina14

Plants

  1. Cobweb Houseleek Sempervivum arachnoideum150
  2. Yellow Foxglove Digitalis grandiflora109
  3. Alpine willowherb Chamaenerion fleischeri101
  4. Alpine Toadflax Linaria alpina84
  5. Moss Campion Silene acaulis78
  6. Rusty-leaved Alpenrose Rhododendron ferrugineum78
  7. Creeping avens Geum reptans73
  8. Adenostyles leucophylla73
  9. Alpine Skullcap Scutellaria alpina66
  10. Love-restoring Stonecrop Hylotelephium anacampseros60

Mammals

  1. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota243
  2. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra135
  3. Alpine Ibex Capra ibex39
  4. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea13
  5. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus6

Insects

  1. Apollo Parnassius apollo123
  2. Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth Hyles euphorbiae66
  3. Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus56
  4. Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae51
  5. Black-veined White Aporia crataegi42
  6. Marbled White Melanargia galathea41
  7. Ladder Grasshopper Stauroderus scalaris40
  8. Spotted Fritillary Melitaea didyma40
  9. Niobe fritillary Argynnis niobe38
  10. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia35

Spiders and kin

  1. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia27
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus20
  3. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus8
  4. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio8
  5. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops7
  6. Aculepeira carbonaria7
  7. Ladybird Spider Eresus kollari6
  8. Attulus longipes6

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis55
  2. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata8
  3. Asp Vipera aspis5

Mollusks

  1. Roman Snail Helix pomatia13
  2. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum5
  3. Mountain Banded Snail Macularia sylvatica5

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.

Start this trip in KnowKi →

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.