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Learn the wildlife of Hallasan National Park

South Korea

481 species have research-grade observations inside Hallasan 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. Large-billed Crow Corvus macrorhynchos187
  2. Varied Tit Sittiparus varius43
  3. Coal Tit Periparus ater31
  4. Asian Tit Parus cinereus25
  5. Yellow-rumped Flycatcher Ficedula zanthopygia20
  6. Brown-eared Bulbul Hypsipetes amaurotis20
  7. Brambling Fringilla montifringilla15
  8. Bull-headed Shrike Lanius bucephalus14
  9. White-backed Woodpecker Dendrocopos leucotos14
  10. Warbling White-eye Zosterops japonicus14

Plants

  1. Jeju Joritdae Sasa quelpaertensis72
  2. Korean fir Abies koreana59
  3. Korean maple Acer pseudosieboldianum32
  4. Mountain Hydrangea Hydrangea serrata27
  5. Japanese yew Taxus cuspidata26
  6. Siebold's Wild Ginger Asarum sieboldii24
  7. Kousa dogwood Cornus kousa15
  8. Redneck rhody Daphniphyllum macropodum15
  9. Black crowberry Empetrum nigrum10
  10. Japanese royal fern Osmunda japonica9

Mammals

  1. Eastern Roe Deer Capreolus pygargus60
  2. Siberian Chipmunk Eutamias sibiricus6
  3. Siberian Weasel Mustela sibirica5
  4. Striped Field Mouse Apodemus agrarius3
  5. Domestic Cat Felis catus3
  6. Wild Boar Sus scrofa2
  7. Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum1
  8. Domestic Dog Canis familiaris1
  9. Domestic Horse Equus caballus1

Insects

  1. Megaulacobothrus jejuensis54
  2. Diana treebrown Lethe diana42
  3. Parapodisma setouchiensis38
  4. Chorthippus hallasanus34
  5. Anapodisma beybienkoi16
  6. Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus14
  7. Indian Red Admiral Vanessa indica14
  8. Woodland Brown Lopinga achine12
  9. Prumna halrasana12
  10. Camponotus atrox12

Spiders and kin

  1. Joro Spider Trichonephila clavata3
  2. Himalphalangium spinulatum2
  3. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi1
  4. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens1
  5. Carrhotus xanthogramma1
  6. Araneus seminiger1
  7. Asianellus festivus1
  8. Sinopoda koreana1
  9. Kuncosa kwangreungensis1

Reptiles

  1. Ussuri Mamushi Gloydius ussuriensis11
  2. Tsushima Ground Skink Scincella vandenburghi3
  3. Mountain Grass Lizard Takydromus wolteri1

Amphibians

  1. Ueno's Brown Frog Rana uenoi11
  2. Oriental Fire-bellied Toad Bombina orientalis5
  3. Black-spotted Frog Pelophylax nigromaculatus4
  4. Japanese Tree Frog Dryophytes japonicus2

Mollusks

  1. Euhadra dixoni3
  2. Nesiohelix samarangae2
  3. Euhadra herklotsi2
  4. Euglesa coreana2

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.