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Learn the wildlife of Kalkalpen National Park

Austria

775 species have research-grade observations inside Kalkalpen 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. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus5
  2. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus3
  3. Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella3
  4. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs3
  5. European Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2
  6. Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2
  7. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2
  8. Eurasian Three-toed Woodpecker Picoides tridactylus2
  9. Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus1
  10. Common Raven Corvus corax1

Plants

  1. Christmas-rose Helleborus niger21
  2. Common Spotted Orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii16
  3. Hart's-tongue fern Asplenium scolopendrium16
  4. Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia conopsea16
  5. Marsh grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris15
  6. Willow gentian Gentiana asclepiadea14
  7. Rock Thyme Clinopodium alpinum14
  8. White Hellebore Veratrum album13
  9. Clusius' gentian Gentiana clusii13
  10. Green spleenwort Asplenium viride12

Mammals

  1. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra3
  2. European Fat Dormouse Glis glis3
  3. Red Deer Cervus elaphus2
  4. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus1

Insects

  1. Green Mountain Grasshopper Miramella alpina21
  2. Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops13
  3. Otiorhynchus gemmatus11
  4. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon10
  5. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia10
  6. Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula10
  7. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae9
  8. Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria9
  9. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus8
  10. Drinker Moth Euthrix potatoria8

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus3
  2. Marbled Orbweaver Araneus marmoreus2
  3. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens2
  4. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus2
  5. Alopecosa inquilina2
  6. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi1
  7. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia1
  8. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis1
  9. Woodland Jumping Spider Evarcha falcata1

Reptiles

  1. Adder Vipera berus12
  2. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis11
  3. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis8
  4. Grass snake Natrix natrix8
  5. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca3
  6. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara2

Amphibians

  1. European Common Frog Rana temporaria24
  2. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris11
  3. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra10
  4. European Toad Bufo bufo9
  5. Yellow-bellied Toad Bombina variegata8
  6. Alpine Salamander Salamandra atra6

Fish

  1. Brown Trout Salmo trutta1
  2. European Bullhead Cottus gobio1
  3. European Carp Cyprinus carpio1

Mollusks

  1. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum8
  2. Roman Snail Helix pomatia4
  3. Mountain Bulin Ena montana2
  4. Large Glass Snail Aegopis verticillus2

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.