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Learn the wildlife of Forillon National Park

Canada

891 species have research-grade observations inside Forillon 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. Double-crested Cormorant Nannopterum auritum98
  2. Common Eider Somateria mollissima82
  3. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus78
  4. Black Guillemot Cepphus grylle70
  5. Ruffed Grouse Bonasa umbellus62
  6. Northern Gannet Morus bassanus56
  7. Razorbill Alca torda56
  8. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus53
  9. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum48
  10. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia48

Plants

  1. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis76
  2. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium74
  3. Red osier dogwood Cornus sericea59
  4. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea42
  5. Common cowparsnip Heracleum maximum38
  6. Red-berried elder Sambucus racemosa36
  7. Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea35
  8. Bluebead lily Clintonia borealis33
  9. Trailing arbutus Epigaea repens32
  10. Black knapweed Centaurea nigra32

Mammals

  1. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina85
  2. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum81
  3. Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus77
  4. Moose Alces alces49
  5. American Black Bear Ursus americanus43
  6. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus29
  7. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes28
  8. American Beaver Castor canadensis25
  9. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus22
  10. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus19

Insects

  1. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus32
  2. Green Immigrant Leaf Weevil Polydrusus formosus32
  3. Northern Amber Bumble Bee Bombus borealis24
  4. Tricolored Bumble Bee Bombus ternarius20
  5. White-marked Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma16
  6. Isabella Tiger Moth Pyrrharctia isabella15
  7. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis15
  8. Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis14
  9. Virginian Tiger Moth Spilosoma virginica12
  10. Great Brocade Eurois occulta10

Spiders and kin

  1. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia6
  2. Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus4
  3. Fierce Orbweaver Araneus saevus3
  4. Six-spotted Orbweaver Araniella displicata2

Amphibians

  1. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus17
  2. Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus10
  3. Mink Frog Lithobates septentrionalis9
  4. Eastern Red-backed Salamander Plethodon cinereus7
  5. Spotted Salamander Ambystoma maculatum5

Fish

  1. Atlantic Mackerel Scomber scombrus12
  2. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis10
  3. Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus4
  4. Atlantic Capelin Mallotus villosus3
  5. Winter Flounder Pseudopleuronectes americanus2
  6. Rock Gunnel Pholis gunnellus2

Mollusks

  1. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea6
  2. Soft-shelled Clam Mya arenaria6
  3. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis5
  4. Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis3
  5. Northern Moonsnail Euspira heros3

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.