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Learn the wildlife of Sevan National Park

Armenia

503 species have research-grade observations inside Sevan 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. Armenian Gull Larus armenicus94
  2. Common Coot Fulica atra45
  3. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo44
  4. Western Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus35
  5. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus30
  6. Common Hoopoe Upupa epops23
  7. Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina21
  8. Western Cattle-Egret Ardea ibis21
  9. Eared Grebe Podiceps nigricollis19
  10. White Wagtail Motacilla alba19

Plants

  1. Viper's-bugloss Echium vulgare31
  2. Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides26
  3. Prangos ferulacea26
  4. Black henbane Hyoscyamus niger15
  5. Armenian Poppy Papaver armeniacum15
  6. Caucasian Stonecrop Phedimus spurius11
  7. Hylotelephium caucasicum10
  8. Chickpea Milkvetch Astragalus cicer9
  9. Immortelle Xeranthemum annuum9
  10. Dianthus orientalis9

Mammals

  1. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes5
  2. Stone Marten Martes foina1
  3. Southern White-breasted Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor1
  4. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus1
  5. Indian Crested Porcupine Hystrix indica1
  6. Caucasian Pygmy Shrew Sorex volnuchini1
  7. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus1

Insects

  1. Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum31
  2. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata11
  3. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus11
  4. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui9
  5. Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum8
  6. Clouded Yellow Colias crocea8
  7. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax6
  8. Protaetia ungarica6
  9. Snowy Bumble Bee Bombus niveatus5
  10. Eurasian Hummingbird Hawkmoth Macroglossum stellatarum4

Spiders and kin

  1. Mesobuthus eupeus4
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia2
  3. Marbled Orbweaver Araneus marmoreus2
  4. Steatoda castanea2
  5. Larinioides suspicax2
  6. Eresus lavrosii2
  7. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi1
  8. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus1
  9. Lobed Argiope Argiope lobata1
  10. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus1

Reptiles

  1. Caspian Green Lizard Lacerta strigata69
  2. Caucasian Agama Paralaudakia caucasia58
  3. Unisexual Lizard Darevskia unisexualis27
  4. Nairi Rock Lizard Darevskia nairensis27
  5. Grass snake Natrix natrix17
  6. Armenian Lizard Darevskia armeniaca9
  7. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata7
  8. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca6
  9. Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis3
  10. Steppe Runner Eremias arguta3

Amphibians

  1. Marsh Frog Pelophylax ridibundus64
  2. Taurus Frog Rana macrocnemis5
  3. Green Toad Bufotes viridis5

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.