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Learn the wildlife of Glacier National Park

British Columbia · Canada

595 species have research-grade observations inside Glacier 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. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri57
  2. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus17
  3. Common Raven Corvus corax10
  4. Varied Thrush Ixoreus naevius10
  5. White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura9
  6. Pileated Woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus9
  7. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis7
  8. Pacific Wren Troglodytes pacificus7
  9. American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos5
  10. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus5

Plants

  1. Green false hellebore Veratrum viride126
  2. Threeleaf Foamflower Tiarella trifoliata120
  3. Devil's Club Oplopanax horridus117
  4. Sitka valerian Valeriana sitchensis108
  5. Five-leaf Dwarf Bramble Rubus pedatus99
  6. Lewis' monkeyflower Erythranthe lewisii93
  7. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium90
  8. Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea82
  9. Bride's Bonnet Clintonia uniflora80
  10. Solomon's plume Maianthemum racemosum77

Mammals

  1. Columbian Ground Squirrel Urocitellus columbianus88
  2. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata49
  3. American Pika Ochotona princeps21
  4. Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis19
  5. American Black Bear Ursus americanus18
  6. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus15
  7. Brown Bear Ursus arctos14
  8. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum8
  9. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus8
  10. American Marten Martes americana6

Insects

  1. Green Comma Polygonia faunus49
  2. Rusty Tussock Moth Orgyia antiqua36
  3. White-striped Black Trichodezia albovittata26
  4. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus21
  5. Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrus11
  6. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata10
  7. Western Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma californica9
  8. Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini8
  9. Anise Swallowtail Papilio zelicaon8
  10. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax8

Spiders and kin

  1. Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider Araneus nordmanni6
  2. Six-spotted Orbweaver Araniella displicata5
  3. Melocosa fumosa3
  4. Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite Aceria calaceris3
  5. Pelegrina aeneola1
  6. Fierce Orbweaver Araneus saevus1

Amphibians

  1. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas34
  2. Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris4
  3. Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum1

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.