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Learn the wildlife of Chiricahua National Park

AZ

801 species have research-grade observations inside Chiricahua 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. Mexican Jay Aphelocoma wollweberi443
  2. Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus138
  3. Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo93
  4. Spotted Towhee Pipilo maculatus78
  5. Yellow-eyed Junco Junco phaeonotus40
  6. Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus30
  7. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis25
  8. Black-throated Gray Warbler Setophaga nigrescens24
  9. Arizona Woodpecker Leuconotopicus arizonae23
  10. Bridled Titmouse Baeolophus wollweberi22

Plants

  1. Santa Rita Hedgehog Cactus Echinocereus santaritensis258
  2. Pointleaf manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens213
  3. Arizona cypress Hesperocyparis arizonica175
  4. Silverleaf oak Quercus hypoleucoides153
  5. Palmer's agave Agave palmeri138
  6. Parry's agave Agave parryi115
  7. Netleaf oak Quercus rugosa115
  8. Alligator juniper Juniperus deppeana112
  9. Wheeler sotol Dasylirion wheeleri91
  10. Arizona madrone Arbutus arizonica82

Mammals

  1. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus163
  2. White-nosed Coati Nasua narica148
  3. Cliff Chipmunk Neotamias dorsalis48
  4. Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus25
  5. American Black Bear Ursus americanus12
  6. Desert Cottontail Sylvilagus audubonii7
  7. Gray Fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus6
  8. Townsend's Big-eared Bat Corynorhinus townsendii6
  9. Desert Spotted Skunk Spilogale leucoparia6
  10. Bobcat Lynx rufus4

Insects

  1. Arizona Sister Adelpha eulalia24
  2. Blue Fungus Beetle Cypherotylus californicus24
  3. Bordered Patch Chlosyne lacinia19
  4. Red Harvester Ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus16
  5. Southwest Red Satyr Cissia cheneyorum15
  6. Marine Blue Leptotes marina14
  7. White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineata13
  8. Pipevine Swallowtail Battus philenor12
  9. Sonoran Bumble Bee Bombus sonorus11
  10. American Snout Libytheana carinenta10

Spiders and kin

  1. Tohono Vinegaroon Mastigoproctus tohono13
  2. Chiricahua Tarantula Aphonopelma chiricahua11
  3. Stripe-tailed Scorpion Paravaejovis spinigerus7
  4. White-banded Crab Spider Misumenoides formosipes6
  5. Pseudouroctonus apacheanus4
  6. Giant Crab Spider Olios giganteus4
  7. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus3
  8. Phidippus carneus3
  9. Cash's Scorpion Vaejovis cashi3
  10. Agave Jumping Spider Paraphidippus basalis2

Reptiles

  1. Yarrow's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus jarrovii666
  2. Western Black-tailed Rattlesnake Crotalus molossus47
  3. Ornate Tree Lizard Urosaurus ornatus33
  4. Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer14
  5. Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi10
  6. Clark's Spiny Lizard Sceloporus clarkii8
  7. Sonoran Spotted Whiptail Aspidoscelis sonorae8
  8. Black-necked Garter Snake Thamnophis cyrtopsis7
  9. Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox6
  10. Madrean Alligator Lizard Elgaria kingii6

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.