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Learn the wildlife of Gargano National Park

Italy

2,146 species have research-grade observations inside Gargano 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 michahellis106
  2. Common Wood-Pigeon Columba palumbus25
  3. Italian Sparrow Passer italiae21
  4. Eurasian Jackdaw Coloeus monedula21
  5. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto20
  6. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus19
  7. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo19
  8. European Robin Erithacus rubecula17
  9. Alpine Swift Tachymarptis melba16
  10. Little Egret Egretta garzetta14

Plants

  1. Early Spider-orchid Ophrys sphegodes487
  2. Sawfly Orchid Ophrys tenthredinifera339
  3. Pink-butterfly Orchid Anacamptis papilionacea238
  4. Green-winged orchid Anacamptis morio228
  5. Naked-man Orchid Orchis italica223
  6. Bertoloni's Bee-orchid Ophrys bertolonii213
  7. Lesser Yellow Bee Orchid Ophrys sicula201
  8. Man Orchid Orchis anthropophora163
  9. Argolian bee orchid Ophrys argolica162
  10. Two-flowered Iris Iris bicapitata160

Insects

  1. Agrochola ruticilla92
  2. Mediterranean Spotted Chafer Oxythyrea funesta45
  3. Wall Brown Lasiommata megera43
  4. Italian Festoon Zerynthia cassandra41
  5. Hebe Tiger Moth Arctia festiva35
  6. Brindled Beauty Moth Lycia hirtaria33
  7. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon29
  8. Cream-spot Tiger Arctia villica27
  9. Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi23
  10. Scarabaeus variolosus23

Spiders and kin

  1. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus21
  2. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops21
  3. Euscorpius garganicus21
  4. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum18
  5. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata14
  6. Metaphalangium cirtanum14
  7. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata11
  8. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola8
  9. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus7

Reptiles

  1. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus251
  2. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica119
  3. Pond Slider Trachemys scripta37
  4. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus30
  5. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata21
  6. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus15
  7. Four-lined Snake Elaphe quatuorlineata14
  8. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis12
  9. Hermann's Tortoise Testudo hermanni12
  10. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus12

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo16
  2. Green Toad Bufotes viridis8
  3. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina7

Fish

  1. Comber Serranus cabrilla44
  2. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris25
  3. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa19
  4. Mediterranean Moray Muraena helena18
  5. Tompot Blenny Parablennius gattorugine17
  6. Painted Comber Serranus scriba15
  7. Yellowmouth Barracuda Sphyraena viridensis14
  8. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis14
  9. Striped Red Mullet Mullus surmuletus12
  10. Striped Seabream Lithognathus mormyrus11

Mollusks

  1. Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris58
  2. Pelican's-foot Aporrhais pespelecani53
  3. Purple Dye Murex Bolinus brandaris42
  4. Rayed Trough Shell Mactra stultorum32
  5. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata31
  6. Striped Venus Chamelea gallina30
  7. Banded Dye-murex Hexaplex trunculus20
  8. White Italian Snail Theba pisana16
  9. European Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis15
  10. Round-mouthed Snail Pomatias elegans14

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.