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Learn the wildlife of Gorkhi-Terelj National Park

Mongolia

793 species have research-grade observations inside Gorkhi-Terelj 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. Pine Bunting Emberiza leucocephalos36
  2. Daurian Jackdaw Coloeus dauuricus34
  3. Daurian Redstart Phoenicurus auroreus24
  4. Red-throated Thrush Turdus ruficollis24
  5. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe23
  6. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax22
  7. Taiga Flycatcher Ficedula albicilla21
  8. Cinereous Vulture Aegypius monachus19
  9. Eurasian Nuthatch Sitta europaea17
  10. Willow Tit Poecile montanus17

Plants

  1. Siberian larch Larix sibirica75
  2. Siberian larkspur Delphinium grandiflorum71
  3. Chinese Stellera Stellera chamaejasme57
  4. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa49
  5. Northeastern scabious Scabiosa comosa49
  6. Great burnet Sanguisorba officinalis48
  7. Eastern pasqueflower Pulsatilla patens48
  8. Chinese-pink Dianthus chinensis46
  9. Glandular globe-thistle Echinops davuricus41
  10. Lupine clover Trifolium lupinaster38

Mammals

  1. Siberian Chipmunk Eutamias sibiricus22
  2. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris16
  3. Long-tailed Ground Squirrel Urocitellus undulatus13
  4. Tarbagan Marmot Marmota sibirica9
  5. Domestic Yak Bos grunniens5
  6. Domestic Horse Equus caballus4
  7. Wild Horse Equus ferus3
  8. Eastern Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus2
  9. European Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2
  10. Daurian Pika Ochotona dauurica2

Insects

  1. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae18
  2. Nomion Apollo Parnassius nomion17
  3. Transverse Lady Beetle Coccinella transversoguttata8
  4. Woodland Ringlet Erebia medusa8
  5. Fischer's Blue Tongeia fischeri7
  6. Sedakov's Bush-cricket Gampsocleis sedakovii6
  7. Lesser Marbled Fritillary Brenthis ino6
  8. Scarce Heath Coenonympha hero6
  9. Erebia neriene6
  10. European Comma Polygonia c-album5

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.