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Learn the wildlife of Constitución de 1857 National Park

Mexico

582 species have research-grade observations inside Constitución de 1857 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. Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana97
  2. Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus53
  3. Brewer's Blackbird Euphagus cyanocephalus47
  4. Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura37
  5. Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis37
  6. American Coot Fulica americana36
  7. Mallard Anas platyrhynchos22
  8. Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea21
  9. Black Phoebe Sayornis nigricans21
  10. Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis19

Plants

  1. Jeffrey pine Pinus jeffreyi291
  2. Parry pinyon Pinus quadrifolia258
  3. Rose Sage Salvia pachyphylla201
  4. Mojave Yucca Yucca schidigera200
  5. Abrams' Liveforever Dudleya abramsii183
  6. Big Sagebrush Artemisia tridentata182
  7. Brown-spined Pricklypear Opuntia phaeacantha176
  8. Peninsular Oak Quercus peninsularis167
  9. Woollypod milkweed Asclepias eriocarpa150
  10. Nolina palmeri148

Mammals

  1. California Ground Squirrel Otospermophilus beecheyi45
  2. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus8
  3. Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis6
  4. Western Gray Squirrel Sciurus griseus6
  5. Domestic Cattle Bos taurus4
  6. California Chipmunk Neotamias obscurus4
  7. Bobcat Lynx rufus3
  8. Coyote Canis latrans3
  9. Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus3
  10. Ringtail Bassariscus astutus2

Insects

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera38
  2. Gray Buckeye Junonia grisea33
  3. Variegated Meadowhawk Sympetrum corruptum23
  4. Queen Danaus gilippus21
  5. Eleodes grandicollis13
  6. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui12
  7. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata11
  8. Large Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus11
  9. Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon10
  10. California Sister Adelpha californica10

Spiders and kin

  1. California common scorpion Paruroctonus silvestrii12
  2. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus7
  3. Johnson's Jumping Spider Phidippus johnsoni5
  4. Koch's Wolf Spider Alopecosa kochi5
  5. Silver Garden Orbweaver Argiope argentata3
  6. Hairy Tufted Jumping Spider Phidippus comatus2
  7. Western Lynx Spider Oxyopes scalaris2
  8. McCook's Split Wolf Spider Schizocosa mccooki2
  9. Phidippus nikites1

Reptiles

  1. Western Fence Lizard Sceloporus occidentalis48
  2. Common Side-blotched Lizard Uta stansburiana17
  3. Two-striped Garter Snake Thamnophis hammondii16
  4. Western Rattlesnake Crotalus oreganus11
  5. Southern Alligator Lizard Elgaria multicarinata7
  6. Granite Spiny Lizard Sceloporus orcutti5
  7. Western Skink Plestiodon skiltonianus5
  8. Southern Sagebrush Lizard Sceloporus vandenburgianus5
  9. Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer4
  10. Western Whiptail Aspidoscelis tigris4

Amphibians

  1. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas72
  2. Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla36
  3. Southern California Slender Salamander Batrachoseps major4
  4. Ensatina Ensatina eschscholtzii1

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.