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Learn the wildlife of Monti Sibillini National Park

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1,366 species have research-grade observations inside Monti Sibillini 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. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe28
  2. Red-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax16
  3. White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis16
  4. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo12
  5. Eurasian Kestrel Falco tinnunculus12
  6. Hooded Crow Corvus cornix10
  7. Eurasian Linnet Linaria cannabina10
  8. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos8
  9. European Serin Serinus serinus8
  10. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio8

Plants

  1. Elder-flowered Orchid Dactylorhiza sambucina88
  2. Italian Eryngo Eryngium amethystinum77
  3. Edelweiss Leontopodium nivale51
  4. Spring gentian Gentiana verna49
  5. Cynoglossum magellense45
  6. Squarrose knapweed Centaurea triumfettii43
  7. Pyramidal orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis40
  8. Eugenia's violet Viola eugeniae38
  9. Cornflower Centaurea cyanus38
  10. Alpine Pasqueflower Pulsatilla alpina37

Mammals

  1. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes11
  2. Wild Boar Sus scrofa4
  3. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus4
  4. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris4
  5. Stone Marten Martes foina3
  6. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus3
  7. Crested Porcupine Hystrix cristata3
  8. Red Deer Cervus elaphus3

Insects

  1. Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon55
  2. Esper's Marbled White Melanargia russiae47
  3. The Hermit Chazara briseis42
  4. European Mantis Mantis religiosa41
  5. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia36
  6. Marbled White Melanargia galathea34
  7. Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae33
  8. Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus28
  9. Common Brassy Ringlet Erebia cassioides26
  10. Autumn Ringlet Erebia neoridas26

Spiders and kin

  1. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi12
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus11
  3. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia10
  4. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata10
  5. Metaphalangium cirtanum9
  6. Bordered Orbweaver Neoscona adianta8
  7. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus7
  8. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops6
  9. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus4
  10. Mediterranean Spiny False Wolf Spider Zoropsis spinimana3

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis34
  2. Asp Vipera aspis19
  3. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus19
  4. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata16
  5. Italian Slowworm Anguis veronensis16
  6. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus12
  7. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica12
  8. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca10
  9. Italian Three-toed Skink Chalcides chalcides9
  10. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus9

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.