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Learn the wildlife of Stelvio National Park

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2,011 species have research-grade observations inside Stelvio 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. Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus261
  2. Yellow-billed Chough Pyrrhocorax graculus107
  3. Northern Nutcracker Nucifraga caryocatactes106
  4. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe91
  5. Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos83
  6. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros68
  7. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta63
  8. Coal Tit Periparus ater52
  9. Common Buzzard Buteo buteo52
  10. White-winged Snowfinch Montifringilla nivalis47

Plants

  1. Glacier Crowfoot Ranunculus glacialis182
  2. Mossy saxifrage Saxifraga bryoides158
  3. Alpine Toadflax Linaria alpina154
  4. Moss Campion Silene acaulis151
  5. Mountain Houseleek Sempervivum montanum138
  6. Rusty-leaved Alpenrose Rhododendron ferrugineum119
  7. Monk's-hood Aconitum napellus118
  8. Bavarian gentian Gentiana bavarica109
  9. Cobweb Houseleek Sempervivum arachnoideum108
  10. Creeping avens Geum reptans107

Mammals

  1. Red Deer Cervus elaphus312
  2. Alpine Ibex Capra ibex260
  3. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota177
  4. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra161
  5. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus67
  6. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris57
  7. Eurasian Stoat Mustela erminea24
  8. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes22
  9. Mountain Hare Lepus timidus9

Insects

  1. Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae142
  2. Scarce Copper Lycaena virgaureae138
  3. Purple-edged Copper Lycaena hippothoe73
  4. Alpine Heath Coenonympha gardetta70
  5. Dark Green Fritillary Argynnis aglaja65
  6. Arctic Blue Agriades glandon61
  7. Swiss Brassy Ringlet Erebia tyndarus60
  8. Mountain Burnet Zygaena exulans58
  9. Common Branded Skipper Hesperia comma55
  10. Chalkhill Blue Polyommatus coridon54

Spiders and kin

  1. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia47
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus26
  3. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio20
  4. Attulus longipes15
  5. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus14
  6. Leiobunum limbatum12
  7. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica9
  8. Aculepeira carbonaria9

Reptiles

  1. Adder Vipera berus94
  2. Viviparous Lizard Zootoca vivipara42
  3. Italian Slowworm Anguis veronensis18
  4. Smooth Snake Coronella austriaca12

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.