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Learn the wildlife of Grasslands National Park

Saskatchewan · Canada

1,231 species have research-grade observations inside Grasslands 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. Common Nighthawk Chordeiles minor193
  2. Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus190
  3. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris179
  4. Sharp-tailed Grouse Tympanuchus phasianellus175
  5. Western Meadowlark Sturnella neglecta163
  6. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus159
  7. Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus157
  8. Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica142
  9. Burrowing Owl Athene cunicularia112
  10. Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys101

Plants

  1. Plains Pricklypear Opuntia polyacantha550
  2. Spinystar Escobaria vivipara237
  3. Scarlet Globemallow Sphaeralcea coccinea235
  4. Fragrant evening primrose Oenothera cespitosa232
  5. Spiny phlox Phlox hoodii185
  6. Silver Sagebrush Artemisia cana184
  7. Fringed sagebrush Artemisia frigida180
  8. Rubber Rabbitbrush Ericameria nauseosa172
  9. Prairie smoke Geum triflorum165
  10. Alpine golden buckwheat Eriogonum flavum158

Mammals

  1. Black-tailed Prairie Dog Cynomys ludovicianus611
  2. American Bison Bos bison317
  3. Richardson's Ground Squirrel Urocitellus richardsonii209
  4. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus185
  5. Coyote Canis latrans145
  6. Pronghorn Antilocapra americana125
  7. American Badger Taxidea taxus91
  8. White-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus townsendii49
  9. Mountain Cottontail Sylvilagus nuttallii44
  10. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus33

Insects

  1. Melissa Blue Plebejus melissa80
  2. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata50
  3. Sagebrush Sheep Moth Hemileuca hera48
  4. Common Checkered-Skipper Burnsius communis40
  5. Vashti Sphinx Sphinx vashti37
  6. Rough-lipped Darkling Beetle Eleodes hispilabris36
  7. Spiny Leaf Gall Wasp Diplolepis polita34
  8. Narrow-winged Midget Moth Tarache augustipennis31
  9. Callippe Fritillary Argynnis callippe31
  10. Clouded Sulphur Colias philodice30

Spiders and kin

  1. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata32
  2. Marbled Purple Jumping Spider Phidippus purpuratus24
  3. Western Black Widow Latrodectus hesperus19
  4. American Dog Tick Dermacentor variabilis13
  5. Habronattus amicus12
  6. Schizocosa minnesotensis12
  7. Prairie Ant-mimic Sac Spider Castianeira alteranda5
  8. Rocky Mountain Wood Tick Dermacentor andersoni5

Reptiles

  1. Prairie Rattlesnake Crotalus viridis250
  2. Greater Short-horned Lizard Phrynosoma hernandesi226
  3. Plains Garter Snake Thamnophis radix77
  4. Gopher Snake Pituophis catenifer69
  5. North American Racer Coluber constrictor66
  6. Smooth Greensnake Opheodrys vernalis32
  7. Painted Turtle Chrysemys picta31
  8. Plains Hognose Snake Heterodon nasicus4

Amphibians

  1. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens131
  2. Boreal Chorus Frog Pseudacris maculata56
  3. Western Tiger Salamander Ambystoma mavortium9
  4. Plains Spadefoot Spea bombifrons4

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.