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Learn the wildlife of Nationalpark National Park

Graubünden · Switzerland

638 species have research-grade observations inside Nationalpark 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 Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes43
  2. Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus40
  3. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra26
  4. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos16
  5. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus14
  6. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe13
  7. Coal Tit Periparus ater13
  8. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros12
  9. Citril Finch Carduelis citrinella7
  10. Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus7

Plants

  1. Edelweiss Leontopodium nivale104
  2. Striated Mezereon Daphne striata51
  3. Creeping Baby's-breath Gypsophila repens42
  4. Spring gentian Gentiana verna39
  5. Spring Heath Erica carnea38
  6. Pinnate-leaved Ragwort Jacobaea abrotanifolia37
  7. Eight-petal Mountain-Avens Dryas octopetala36
  8. Hairy Alpenrose Rhododendron hirsutum36
  9. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea31
  10. Round-leaved wintergreen Pyrola rotundifolia31

Mammals

  1. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota79
  2. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra59
  3. Red Deer Cervus elaphus58
  4. Alpine Ibex Capra ibex23
  5. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus5
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes4
  7. European Garden Dormouse Eliomys quercinus1
  8. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris1
  9. Mountain Hare Lepus timidus1

Insects

  1. Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon25
  2. Swiss Brassy Ringlet Erebia tyndarus19
  3. Transalpine burnet moth Zygaena transalpina16
  4. Northern Wall Brown Lasiommata petropolitana13
  5. Large Ringlet Erebia euryale11
  6. Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae10
  7. Alpine Heath Coenonympha gardetta10
  8. Alpine Grayling Oeneis glacialis10
  9. Niobe fritillary Argynnis niobe10
  10. Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja10

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus9
  2. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio5
  3. Thyme Gall-mite Aceria thomasi1
  4. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia1
  5. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus1

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.