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Learn the wildlife of Le Cinque Terre National Park

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946 species have research-grade observations inside Le Cinque Terre 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-legged Gull Larus michahellis120
  2. White Wagtail Motacilla alba84
  3. Eurasian Collared-Dove Streptopelia decaocto66
  4. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica38
  5. Rock Pigeon Columba livia37
  6. Eurasian Blackbird Turdus merula22
  7. European Shag Gulosus aristotelis22
  8. Red-billed Leiothrix Leiothrix lutea16
  9. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius15
  10. European Robin Erithacus rubecula15

Plants

  1. Red Valerian Centranthus ruber183
  2. Thick-leaved stonecrop Sedum dasyphyllum119
  3. Rough Bindweed Smilax aspera103
  4. Indian fig opuntia Opuntia ficus-indica101
  5. Rock samphire Crithmum maritimum98
  6. Tree spurge Euphorbia dendroides86
  7. Strawberry tree Arbutus unedo86
  8. Holm oak Quercus ilex81
  9. Tassel Hyacinth Muscari comosum77
  10. Mediterranean buckthorn Rhamnus alaternus75

Mammals

  1. Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata3
  2. Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum2
  3. Domestic Cat Felis catus2
  4. Domestic Goat Capra hircus2

Insects

  1. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon51
  2. Scarce Swallowtail Iphiclides podalirius47
  3. Two-tailed Pasha Charaxes jasius37
  4. Copper Demoiselle Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis35
  5. Wall Brown Lasiommata megera35
  6. Black planthopper Ricania speculum34
  7. Cleopatra Butterfly Gonepteryx cleopatra30
  8. Egyptian Bird Grasshopper Anacridium aegyptium29
  9. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys27
  10. Mediterranean Spotted Chafer Oxythyrea funesta26

Spiders and kin

  1. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops16
  2. Half-edged Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus semilimbatus12
  3. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum11
  4. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus9
  5. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus5
  6. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi4
  7. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola3
  8. Mediterranean white-banded spider Evarcha jucunda3
  9. Algerian Jumping Spider Cyrba algerina3
  10. Beardfooted spider Saitis barbipes3

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis310
  2. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica53
  3. Mediterranean House Gecko Hemidactylus turcicus15
  4. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus13
  5. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica8
  6. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata7
  7. Italian Slowworm Anguis veronensis7
  8. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus3
  9. Southern Smooth Snake Coronella girondica2

Amphibians

  1. European Toad Bufo bufo32
  2. Mediterranean Tree Frog Hyla meridionalis10
  3. Alpine Newt Mesotriton alpestris4

Fish

  1. Saddled Seabream Oblada melanurus7
  2. Salema Porgy Sarpa salpa4
  3. Mediterranean Damselfish Chromis chromis3
  4. Common Two-banded Seabream Diplodus vulgaris2
  5. White Sea Bream Diplodus sargus2
  6. Red-black Triplefin Tripterygion tripteronotum2

Mollusks

  1. Chocolate-band Snail Eobania vermiculata17
  2. Garden Snail Cornu aspersum14
  3. Turbinate Monodont Phorcus turbinatus14
  4. Red-mouthed Dog Winkle Stramonita haemastoma6
  5. Cheese Snail Helicodonta obvoluta3
  6. Solatopupa juliana2
  7. Decollate Snail Rumina decollata2
  8. European Common Cuttlefish Sepia officinalis2

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.