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Learn the wildlife of Capitol Reef National Park

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737 species have research-grade observations inside Capitol Reef 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. American Robin Turdus migratorius57
  2. Say's Phoebe Sayornis saya45
  3. Bullock's Oriole Icterus bullockii29
  4. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo28
  5. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater22
  6. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus20
  7. Rock Wren Salpinctes obsoletus19
  8. Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva16
  9. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher Polioptila caerulea15
  10. Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus15

Plants

  1. Roundleaf buffaloberry Shepherdia rotundifolia580
  2. Kingcup Cactus Echinocereus triglochidiatus368
  3. Apache plume Fallugia paradoxa259
  4. Showy milkweed Asclepias speciosa246
  5. Plains Pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha235
  6. Colorado Pinyon Pinus edulis180
  7. Utah Juniper Juniperus osteosperma143
  8. Desert Prince's Plume Stanleya pinnata125
  9. Woolly Locoweed Astragalus mollissimus121
  10. Fremont barberry Berberis fremontii120

Mammals

  1. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus304
  2. Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis100
  3. Yellow-bellied Marmot Marmota flaviventris66
  4. Hopi Chipmunk Neotamias rufus56
  5. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus46
  6. White-tailed Antelope Squirrel Ammospermophilus leucurus32
  7. Cliff Chipmunk Neotamias dorsalis11
  8. Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii10
  9. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor7
  10. Mountain Lion Puma concolor6

Insects

  1. Cotton-gall Tephritid Aciurina bigeloviae43
  2. Western Carpenter Bee Xylocopa californica29
  3. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata26
  4. Monarch Danaus plexippus23
  5. Dasymutilla vestita17
  6. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui16
  7. Variegated Fritillary Euptoieta claudia16
  8. Western Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma californica16
  9. Convergent Lady Beetle Hippodamia convergens14
  10. Morrison's Bumble Bee Bombus morrisoni11

Spiders and kin

  1. Giant Crab Spider Olios giganteus10
  2. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus6
  3. Northern Scorpion Paruroctonus boreus6
  4. Black Hairy Scorpion Hadrurus spadix4
  5. Bold Jumping Spider Phidippus audax2
  6. Johnson's Jumping Spider Phidippus johnsoni2
  7. Apache Jumping Spider Phidippus apacheanus2
  8. Utah Crab Spider Bassaniana utahensis2

Reptiles

  1. Common Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana353
  2. Plateau Fence Lizard Sceloporus tristichus262
  3. Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris157
  4. Ornate Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus70
  5. Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer41
  6. Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Thamnophis elegans29
  7. Long-nosed Leopard Lizard Gambelia wislizenii27
  8. Common Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus graciosus25
  9. Striped Whipsnake Masticophis taeniatus22
  10. Desert Spiny Lizard Sceloporus magister21

Amphibians

  1. Red-spotted Toad Anaxyrus punctatus24
  2. Woodhouse's Toad Anaxyrus woodhousii19
  3. Great Basin Spadefoot Spea intermontana12
  4. Canyon Tree Frog Dryophytes arenicolor3

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. KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.