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Learn the wildlife of Glacier National Park

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1,744 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 stelleri290
  2. Common Merganser Mergus merganser225
  3. Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus218
  4. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus188
  5. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis173
  6. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica152
  7. American Robin Turdus migratorius138
  8. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys132
  9. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum115
  10. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata113

Plants

  1. Common beargrass Xerophyllum tenax1,253
  2. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium900
  3. Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus835
  4. Glacier Lily Erythronium grandiflorum673
  5. Lewis' monkeyflower Erythranthe lewisii595
  6. Green false hellebore Veratrum viride557
  7. Yellow columbine Aquilegia flavescens548
  8. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa544
  9. Saskatoon Amelanchier alnifolia540
  10. White pasqueflower Pulsatilla occidentalis531

Mammals

  1. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus1,617
  2. Columbian Ground Squirrel Urocitellus columbianus1,610
  3. Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis1,394
  4. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata879
  5. Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis732
  6. American Black Bear Ursus americanus595
  7. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus592
  8. Moose Alces alces592
  9. Brown Bear Ursus arctos500
  10. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus374

Insects

  1. Western Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma californica255
  2. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata200
  3. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus151
  4. California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica146
  5. Police Car Moth Gnophaela vermiculata133
  6. Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini114
  7. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa109
  8. Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella107
  9. Vancouver Bumble Bee Bombus vancouverensis102
  10. Mariposa Copper Tharsalea mariposa93

Spiders and kin

  1. Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite Aceria calaceris55
  2. Nordmann's Orbweaver Spider Araneus nordmanni32
  3. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia23
  4. Johnson's Jumping Spider Phidippus johnsoni19
  5. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio17
  6. Shamrock Orbweaver Araneus trifolium14

Amphibians

  1. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas174
  2. Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris98
  3. Rocky Mountain Tailed Frog Ascaphus montanus36

Fish

  1. Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus lewisi32
  2. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis19
  3. Rocky Mountain Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus virginalis14

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.