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Learn the wildlife of Gouraya National Park

Algeria

581 species have research-grade observations inside Gouraya 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. Rock Pigeon Columba livia6
  2. Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis4
  3. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus3
  4. Black Kite Milvus migrans2
  5. Common Raven Corvus corax2
  6. Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2
  7. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo1
  8. Long-legged Buzzard Buteo rufinus1
  9. Zitting Cisticola Cisticola juncidis1
  10. European Serin Serinus serinus1

Plants

  1. Pancratium foetidum36
  2. Tree spurge Euphorbia dendroides35
  3. Aleppo pine Pinus halepensis32
  4. Bupleurum plantagineum30
  5. Sedum multiceps27
  6. Genista ferox22
  7. Olive Olea europaea21
  8. Helichrysum pendulum21
  9. Shrubby Hare's-ear Bupleurum fruticosum20
  10. Sedum pubescens20

Mammals

  1. Wild Boar Sus scrofa6
  2. Domestic Cat Felis catus3
  3. Black Rat Rattus rattus1
  4. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus1

Insects

  1. Zygaena algira10
  2. Mediterranean Spotted Chafer Oxythyrea funesta8
  3. Cicada barbara6
  4. Giant African Mantis Sphodromantis viridis5
  5. Desert Swallowtail Papilio saharae4
  6. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata3
  7. Large White Pieris brassicae3
  8. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2
  9. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2
  10. Small White Pieris rapae2

Reptiles

  1. Large Psammodromus Psammodromus algirus4
  2. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica3
  3. Ocellated Bronze Skink Chalcides ocellatus1

Mollusks

  1. Tudorella sulcata12
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum10
  3. Poiretia algira4
  4. Decollate Snail Rumina decollata2

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.