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Learn the wildlife of Gates of the Arctic National Park

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225 species have research-grade observations inside Gates of the Arctic 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. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus5
  2. Common Raven Corvus corax5
  3. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus4
  4. American Robin Turdus migratorius4
  5. Redpoll Acanthis flammea4
  6. Least Sandpiper Calidris minutilla3
  7. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes3
  8. American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica3
  9. Bohemian Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus3
  10. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta2

Plants

  1. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium17
  2. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa11
  3. Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia10
  4. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium10
  5. Marsh grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris9
  6. Pale Paintbrush Castilleja pallida9
  7. Bog bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum8
  8. Richardson's Brookfoam Boykinia richardsonii8
  9. Lapland Azalea Rhododendron lapponicum8
  10. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea7

Mammals

  1. Caribou Rangifer tarandus10
  2. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus9
  3. Arctic Ground Squirrel Urocitellus parryii7
  4. Gray Wolf Canis lupus5
  5. Muskox Ovibos moschatus5
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes4
  7. Thinhorn Sheep Ovis dalli3
  8. Brown Bear Ursus arctos2
  9. Singing Vole Microtus miurus2
  10. Moose Alces alces2

Insects

  1. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus3
  2. Transverse Lady Beetle Coccinella transversoguttata3
  3. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon1
  4. Northern Thin Ant Leptothorax canadensis1
  5. Formica neorufibarbis1
  6. Northern Carrion Beetle Thanatophilus lapponicus1
  7. Black-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus melanopygus1
  8. Opisthius richardsoni1
  9. Arctic White Pieris angelika1
  10. Active Bumble Bee Bombus neoboreus1

Fish

  1. Ninespine Stickleback Pungitius pungitius1
  2. Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus1
  3. Slimy Sculpin Cottus cognatus1

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.