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Learn the wildlife of Sierra de las Nieves National Park

Spain

665 species have research-grade observations inside Sierra de las Nieves 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. Eurasian Griffon Gyps fulvus19
  2. Coal Tit Periparus ater16
  3. Common Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla12
  4. Rock Bunting Emberiza cia9
  5. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs8
  6. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe8
  7. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros8
  8. Booted Eagle Hieraaetus pennatus6
  9. Common Raven Corvus corax6
  10. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra6

Plants

  1. Spanish fir Abies pinsapo258
  2. Portuguese oak Quercus faginea77
  3. Hedgehog Broom Erinacea anthyllis61
  4. Stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus57
  5. Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola54
  6. Grey-leaved Cistus Cistus albidus35
  7. Spanish Iris Iris xiphium32
  8. Portuguese squill Scilla peruviana32
  9. White-leaved bugloss Echium albicans27
  10. Red-berried Mistletoe Viscum cruciatum26

Mammals

  1. Iberian Ibex Capra pyrenaica19
  2. Wild Boar Sus scrofa6
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2
  4. Domestic Sheep Ovis aries2
  5. Domestic Goat Capra hircus2
  6. Domestic Horse Equus caballus2
  7. European Fallow Deer Dama dama1

Insects

  1. Scarabaeus laticollis23
  2. Lorquin's Blue Cupido lorquinii15
  3. Spanish Gatekeeper Pyronia bathseba14
  4. Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia13
  5. Pine Processionary-moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa10
  6. Grayling Hipparchia semele9
  7. Striped Grayling Hipparchia fidia8
  8. Wall Brown Lasiommata megera8
  9. Sage Skipper Muschampia proto8
  10. Chondrostega escobesae8

Spiders and kin

  1. Metaphalangium cirtanum6
  2. Common Palp-footed Spider Palpimanus gibbulus3
  3. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus2
  4. Red-bellied Jumping Spider Philaeus chrysops2
  5. Algerian Jumping Spider Cyrba algerina2
  6. Buthus elongatus2

Reptiles

  1. Andalusian wall lizard Podarcis vaucheri45
  2. Large Psammodromus Psammodromus algirus25
  3. Southern Smooth Snake Coronella girondica6
  4. Ocellated Lizard Timon lepidus4
  5. Sierra Nevada Ocellated Lizard Timon nevadensis4
  6. Moorish Gecko Tarentola mauritanica3
  7. Western Three-toed Skink Chalcides striatus2
  8. Ladder Snake Zamenis scalaris2
  9. Viperine Snake Natrix maura1
  10. Western Montpellier Snake Malpolon monspessulanus1

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra16
  2. Iberian Green Frog Pelophylax perezi5
  3. Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita3
  4. Spiny Toad Bufo spinosus3

Mollusks

  1. Iberus marmoratus2
  2. Ponentina martigena2
  3. Chondrina calpica1

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.