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North & Central America

37,212 species have research-grade observations in Canada on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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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. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos117,054
  2. Canada Goose Branta canadensis93,602
  3. American Robin Turdus migratorius87,469
  4. Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus68,455
  5. Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus66,409
  6. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias64,640
  7. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia64,339
  8. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus55,207
  9. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis49,805
  10. American Goldfinch Spinus tristis45,956

Plants

  1. Common yarrow Achillea millefolium42,112
  2. Common milkweed Asclepias syriaca40,957
  3. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium38,254
  4. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis37,934
  5. Red osier dogwood Cornus sericea34,289
  6. Common bracken Pteridium aquilinum32,135
  7. Common buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica30,866
  8. Red Clover Trifolium pratense30,728
  9. Western sword fern Polystichum munitum29,907
  10. Eastern white pine Pinus strobus29,559

Mammals

  1. Eastern Gray Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis62,537
  2. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus54,108
  3. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus49,355
  4. Eastern Cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus30,808
  5. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus29,910
  6. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus29,589
  7. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor24,106
  8. American Beaver Castor canadensis23,545
  9. American Black Bear Ursus americanus21,485
  10. Moose Alces alces16,960

Insects

  1. Monarch Danaus plexippus79,675
  2. Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens53,879
  3. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis50,319
  4. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera43,328
  5. Small White Pieris rapae34,522
  6. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa26,199
  7. Isabella Tiger Moth Pyrrharctia isabella26,093
  8. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis25,308
  9. Hickory Tussock Moth Lophocampa caryae25,283
  10. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata24,394

Spiders and kin

  1. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus22,778
  2. Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus17,522
  3. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia16,487
  4. Dark Fishing Spider Dolomedes tenebrosus8,807
  5. Yellow Garden Spider Argiope aurantia7,378

Reptiles

  1. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta62,143
  2. Common Garter Snake Thamnophis sirtalis59,399
  3. Common Snapping Turtle Chelydra serpentina31,737
  4. Common Watersnake Nerodia sipedon15,979
  5. Northern Map Turtle Graptemys geographica9,634
  6. Red-bellied Snake Storeria occipitomaculata9,570
  7. Blanding's Turtle Emydoidea blandingii9,324
  8. DeKay's Brownsnake Storeria dekayi8,145

Amphibians

  1. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus57,470
  2. Green Frog Lithobates clamitans48,958
  3. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens42,632
  4. Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus26,152
  5. Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus21,358
  6. American Bullfrog Lithobates catesbeianus19,338
  7. Gray Treefrog Dryophytes versicolor15,680
  8. Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer15,627
  9. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas12,192
  10. Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla10,356

Mollusks

  1. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis22,915
  2. Pacific Banana Slug Ariolimax columbianus22,242
  3. Black Slug Arion ater8,605

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. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.