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Learn the wildlife of Sila National Park

Calabria · Italy

747 species have research-grade observations inside Sila 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. Red Crossbill Loxia curvirostra159
  2. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe135
  3. Red-backed Shrike Lanius collurio127
  4. Rock Sparrow Petronia petronia124
  5. Eurasian Siskin Spinus spinus87
  6. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo70
  7. Coal Tit Periparus ater61
  8. European Stonechat Saxicola rubicola61
  9. Whinchat Saxicola rubetra58
  10. Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus57

Plants

  1. Black pine Pinus nigra107
  2. Pencilled Crane's-bill Geranium versicolor42
  3. European beech Fagus sylvatica39
  4. Elder-flowered Orchid Dactylorhiza sambucina29
  5. Silver fir Abies alba27
  6. Astragalus parnassi27
  7. Scotch Broom Cytisus scoparius25
  8. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris21
  9. Herb Robert Geranium robertianum19
  10. Sheep's-bit Jasione montana15

Mammals

  1. Calabrian Black Squirrel Sciurus meridionalis67
  2. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus31
  3. Wild Boar Sus scrofa24
  4. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes15
  5. Red Deer Cervus elaphus9
  6. Gray Wolf Canis lupus3
  7. Brown Hare Lepus europaeus3
  8. European Wildcat Felis silvestris3
  9. Eurasian Pine Marten Martes martes2
  10. European Polecat Mustela putorius2

Insects

  1. Pine Processionary-moth Thaumetopoea pityocampa35
  2. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia26
  3. Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina25
  4. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui19
  5. Beech Gall Midge Mikiola fagi19
  6. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria16
  7. Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus16
  8. Queen of Spain Fritillary Issoria lathonia16
  9. Common Blue Polyommatus icarus15
  10. Wall Brown Lasiommata megera14

Spiders and kin

  1. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio5
  2. Radiated Wolf Spider Hogna radiata4
  3. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi2
  4. Heather crab spider Thomisus onustus2
  5. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus1

Reptiles

  1. Common Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis45
  2. Asp Vipera aspis17
  3. Western Green Lizard Lacerta bilineata15
  4. Italian Wall Lizard Podarcis siculus14
  5. Barred Grass Snake Natrix helvetica7
  6. Italian Slowworm Anguis veronensis4
  7. Green Whip Snake Hierophis viridiflavus3
  8. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca2
  9. Four-lined Snake Elaphe quatuorlineata1
  10. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis1

Amphibians

  1. Italian Stream Frog Rana italica12
  2. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra12
  3. European Toad Bufo bufo11
  4. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina9
  5. Italian Crested Newt Triturus carnifex8
  6. Italian Tree Frog Hyla intermedia2
  7. Southern Spectacled Salamander Salamandrina terdigitata1

Fish

  1. European Carp Cyprinus carpio5
  2. Italian rudd Scardinius hesperidicus4
  3. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss1
  4. Brown Trout Salmo trutta1

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.