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Learn the wildlife of Gran Paradiso National Park

Italy

1,048 species have research-grade observations inside Gran Paradiso 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. Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus35
  2. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs25
  3. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus22
  4. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos16
  5. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe14
  6. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra12
  7. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus11
  8. White Wagtail Motacilla alba9
  9. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus9
  10. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros8

Plants

  1. Cobweb Houseleek Sempervivum arachnoideum57
  2. Martagon Lily Lilium martagon31
  3. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium29
  4. Piedmont Primrose Primula pedemontana27
  5. Alpine Skullcap Scutellaria alpina26
  6. European larch Larix decidua25
  7. Mountain Houseleek Sempervivum montanum25
  8. Rusty-leaved Alpenrose Rhododendron ferrugineum24
  9. Moss Campion Silene acaulis23
  10. Pyramidal Saxifrage Saxifraga cotyledon23

Mammals

  1. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra196
  2. Alpine Ibex Capra ibex127
  3. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota72
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes12
  5. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus9
  6. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris6
  7. Red Deer Cervus elaphus4
  8. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea2
  9. European Snow Vole Chionomys nivalis2
  10. European Garden Dormouse Eliomys quercinus2

Insects

  1. Apollo Parnassius apollo78
  2. Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae74
  3. Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja60
  4. Marbled White Melanargia galathea56
  5. Titania's Fritillary Boloria titania49
  6. Knapweed Fritillary Melitaea phoebe44
  7. Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon41
  8. Large Wall Brown Lasiommata maera37
  9. Large Ringlet Erebia euryale36
  10. Leafy Spurge Hawkmoth Hyles euphorbiae35

Spiders and kin

  1. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia16
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus5
  3. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus5
  4. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio3
  5. Aculepeira carbonaria3

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis28
  2. Asp Vipera aspis23
  3. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca4
  4. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus2

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.