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Learn the wildlife of Gros Morne National Park

Canada

1,387 species have research-grade observations inside Gros Morne 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. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis207
  2. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta117
  3. American Robin Turdus migratorius117
  4. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis114
  5. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis114
  6. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia97
  7. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis93
  8. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator90
  9. Lincoln's Sparrow Melospiza lincolnii81
  10. Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva78

Plants

  1. Purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea706
  2. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis452
  3. Canadian burnet Sanguisorba canadensis380
  4. Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea315
  5. Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia312
  6. White bog orchid Platanthera dilatata278
  7. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa272
  8. Tamarack Larix laricina250
  9. Bluebead lily Clintonia borealis249
  10. Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris248

Mammals

  1. Moose Alces alces204
  2. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus135
  3. Caribou Rangifer tarandus98
  4. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus64
  5. American Beaver Castor canadensis31
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes21
  7. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus18
  8. American Black Bear Ursus americanus16
  9. American Marten Martes americana10
  10. American Ermine Mustela richardsonii10

Insects

  1. White-marked Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma494
  2. Virginia Ctenucha Moth Ctenucha virginica66
  3. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata62
  4. Short-tailed Swallowtail Papilio brevicauda49
  5. Hemlock Looper Moth Lambdina fiscellaria45
  6. Pale Beauty Campaea perlata39
  7. Half-black Bumble Bee Bombus vagans39
  8. Spruce Budworm Moth Choristoneura fumiferana39
  9. Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milberti37
  10. Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola35

Spiders and kin

  1. Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus35
  2. Boreal Tufted Jumping Spider Phidippus borealis14
  3. Alder Leaf Gall Mite Eriophyes laevis10
  4. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia9
  5. Cross Orbweaver Araneus diadematus8

Amphibians

  1. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus669
  2. North American Green Frog Lithobates clamitans21
  3. Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus13

Mollusks

  1. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea64
  2. Northern Horse Mussel Modiolus modiolus25
  3. West Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima22
  4. Western Dusky Slug Arion subfuscus16
  5. Northern Moonsnail Euspira heros16
  6. White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis15
  7. Leopard Slug Limax maximus15
  8. Atlantic Jackknife Ensis leei15
  9. Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera13
  10. Brown-lipped Snail Cepaea nemoralis10

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.