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Learn the wildlife of Galichica National Park

North Macedonia

1,049 species have research-grade observations inside Galichica 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. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe8
  2. Common Raven Corvus corax5
  3. Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina5
  4. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo4
  5. Short-toed Snake-Eagle Circaetus gallicus4
  6. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio4
  7. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra4
  8. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops4
  9. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo4
  10. European Turtle-Dove Streptopelia turtur3

Plants

  1. Elder-flowered Orchid Dactylorhiza sambucina32
  2. Donkey Tail Euphorbia myrsinites32
  3. Teneriffe houseleek Sempervivum ciliosum32
  4. Clary Salvia sclarea21
  5. Narrow-Leaved Milk-Vetch Astragalus angustifolius21
  6. Silver Sage Salvia argentea19
  7. Morina persica19
  8. Livelong Saxifrage Saxifraga paniculata18
  9. Saxifraga scardica18
  10. Linaria peloponnesiaca18

Mammals

  1. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus4
  2. Red Deer Cervus elaphus3
  3. Brown Bear Ursus arctos2
  4. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra2
  5. Northern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus roumanicus2
  6. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris2

Insects

  1. Turquoise Blue Polyommatus dorylas27
  2. European Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata23
  3. Black-veined White Aporia crataegi22
  4. Balkan Zephyr Blue Kretania sephirus20
  5. Heath Fritillary Melitaea athalia19
  6. Southern White Admiral Limenitis reducta19
  7. Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia17
  8. Ilex Hairstreak Satyrium ilicis16
  9. Andricus quercustozae16
  10. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius15

Spiders and kin

  1. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia3
  2. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops3
  3. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus2
  4. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia2
  5. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum2

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis27
  2. Balkan Wall Lizard Podarcis tauricus8
  3. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca6
  4. Erhard's Wall Lizard Podarcis erhardii6
  5. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis4
  6. Balkan Green Lizard Lacerta trilineata4
  7. European Copper Skink Ablepharus kitaibelii4
  8. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus4
  9. Caspian Whipsnake Dolichophis caspius3
  10. Four-lined Snake Elaphe quatuorlineata2

Amphibians

  1. Green Toad Bufotes viridis21
  2. Macedonian Crested Newt Triturus macedonicus8
  3. European Tree Frog Hyla arborea7
  4. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus6
  5. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata5
  6. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra4
  7. Greek Newt Lissotriton graecus2

Mollusks

  1. Eastern Heath Snail Xerolenta obvia4
  2. Zebra Snail Zebrina detrita4
  3. Turkish Snail Helix lucorum2

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.