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Learn the wildlife of Thayatal National Park

Niederösterreich · Austria

1,330 species have research-grade observations inside Thayatal 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. Mute Swan Cygnus olor26
  2. Common Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs18
  3. Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea16
  4. Eurasian Wren Troglodytes troglodytes16
  5. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos13
  6. Common Kingfisher Alcedo atthis9
  7. Common Merganser Mergus merganser9
  8. Song Thrush Turdus philomelos9
  9. Great Tit Parus major8
  10. European Robin Erithacus rubecula7

Plants

  1. Martagon Lily Lilium martagon64
  2. European Cyclamen Cyclamen purpurascens54
  3. Spring vetch Lathyrus vernus38
  4. European Hornbeam Carpinus betulus37
  5. Greater stitchwort Rabelera holostea35
  6. European beech Fagus sylvatica34
  7. European bladdernut Staphylea pinnata32
  8. Liverleaf Hepatica nobilis32
  9. Gold-dust Aurinia saxatilis29
  10. European lily of the valley Convallaria majalis28

Mammals

  1. Eurasian Beaver Castor fiber10
  2. European Mole Talpa europaea4
  3. European Fat Dormouse Glis glis4
  4. Western Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus3

Insects

  1. Nine-spotted Moth Amata phegea47
  2. Silver-washed Fritillary Argynnis paphia16
  3. Exocentrus adspersus15
  4. Blue Ground Beetle Carabus intricatus13
  5. Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria13
  6. Woodland Dor Beetle Anoplotrupes stercorosus13
  7. Leather Beetle Carabus coriaceus12
  8. Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria11
  9. Sooty Copper Lycaena tityrus11
  10. Pale Tussock Moth Calliteara pudibunda11

Spiders and kin

  1. European Nursery Web spider Pisaura mirabilis13
  2. Spring Harvestman Rilaena triangularis6
  3. Egaenus convexus6
  4. Green Huntsman Spider Micrommata virescens5
  5. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia4
  6. Walnut Orbweaver Nuctenea umbratica4
  7. Napoleon Spider Synema globosum4
  8. Wasp Spider Argiope bruennichi3
  9. Buzzing Spider Anyphaena accentuata3
  10. Asianellus festivus3

Reptiles

  1. Green Lizard Lacerta viridis182
  2. Aesculapian Snake Zamenis longissimus40
  3. Grass snake Natrix natrix29
  4. Common Slowworm Anguis fragilis22
  5. Tessellated Water Snake Natrix tessellata9

Amphibians

  1. Fire Salamander Salamandra salamandra57
  2. European Common Frog Rana temporaria42
  3. European Toad Bufo bufo29
  4. Agile Frog Rana dalmatina6

Mollusks

  1. Ash-black Slug Limax cinereoniger31
  2. Roman Snail Helix pomatia23
  3. Large Glass Snail Aegopis verticillus13
  4. Copse Snail Arianta arbustorum8
  5. Vineyard Snail Caucasotachea vindobonensis6
  6. Common European Ambersnail Succinea putris4
  7. Shadow Snail Urticicola umbrosus3

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.