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Learn the wildlife of Hohe Tauern National Park

Austria

900 species have research-grade observations inside Hohe Tauern 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. White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis19
  2. White Wagtail Motacilla alba10
  3. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros8
  4. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe7
  5. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus6
  6. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus6
  7. Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula5
  8. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta5
  9. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos4
  10. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris4

Plants

  1. Moss Campion Silene acaulis42
  2. Rusty-leaved Alpenrose Rhododendron ferrugineum42
  3. Yellow Saxifrage Saxifraga aizoides41
  4. Sticky primrose Primula glutinosa40
  5. Fairy Primrose Primula minima40
  6. Marsh grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris37
  7. Hedge-leaved adenostyle Adenostyles alliariae37
  8. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii35
  9. Dwarf Snowbell Soldanella pusilla35
  10. Alpine Moon-daisy Leucanthemopsis alpina31

Mammals

  1. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota22
  2. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra9
  3. Alpine Ibex Capra ibex3
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes1
  5. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1

Insects

  1. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae19
  2. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui11
  3. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis8
  4. Arran Brown Erebia ligea8
  5. Musk beetle Aromia moschata7
  6. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax6
  7. Eriphyle Ringlet Erebia eriphyle6
  8. Pale Tussock Moth Calliteara pudibunda6
  9. Large Ringlet Erebia euryale6
  10. Liparus germanus6

Amphibians

  1. European Common Frog Rana temporaria19
  2. European Toad Bufo bufo4
  3. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris3
  4. Alpine Salamander Salamandra atra2

Fish

  1. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss4
  2. Brown Trout Salmo trutta1
  3. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis1

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.