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Learn the wildlife of Tatrzański National Park

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1,385 species have research-grade observations inside Tatrzański 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 caryocatactes132
  2. Alpine Accentor Prunella collaris119
  3. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs92
  4. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos75
  5. Eurasian Jay Garrulus glandarius72
  6. White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus70
  7. European Robin Erithacus rubecula59
  8. Water Pipit Anthus spinoletta53
  9. Common Raven Corvus corax49
  10. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea48

Plants

  1. Willow gentian Gentiana asclepiadea284
  2. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium226
  3. Eight-petal Mountain-Avens Dryas octopetala145
  4. Marsh marigold Caltha palustris142
  5. Silver Thistle Carlina acaulis141
  6. Soldanella carpatica136
  7. Butterbur Broomrape Orobanche flava133
  8. Round-headed Rampion Phyteuma orbiculare127
  9. Norway spruce Picea abies123
  10. Common bilberry Vaccinium myrtillus120

Mammals

  1. Red Deer Cervus elaphus139
  2. Alpine Marmot Marmota marmota44
  3. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes37
  4. Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris15
  5. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber10
  6. European Mole Talpa europaea10
  7. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus9
  8. Northern Chamois Rupicapra rupicapra5

Insects

  1. Butterbur Weevil Liparus glabrirostris79
  2. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax63
  3. Carpenter Sawyer Beetle Monochamus sartor51
  4. Common Carder Bumble Bee Bombus pascuorum50
  5. Common Froghopper Cercopis vulnerata46
  6. Wurflen's Bumble Bee Bombus mastrucatus42
  7. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta39
  8. Green Mountain Grasshopper Miramella alpina39
  9. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia36
  10. Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus34

Spiders and kin

  1. Saddleback Harvestman Mitopus morio34
  2. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus33
  3. European cave spider Meta menardi24
  4. Four-spot Orbweaver Araneus quadratus10
  5. Acantholycosa lignaria9
  6. Oak Spider Aculepeira ceropegia8
  7. Callobius claustrarius8
  8. Shaded Orbweaver Metellina merianae8
  9. Marbled Orbweaver Araneus marmoreus7
  10. Window Lace-weaver Amaurobius fenestralis6

Mollusks

  1. Carpathian Blue Slug Bielzia coerulans40
  2. Faustina faustina17
  3. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum15
  4. Mountain Bulin Ena montana8

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.