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Learn the wildlife of Ivvavik National Park

Canada

374 species have research-grade observations inside Ivvavik 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. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta9
  2. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys7
  3. Upland Sandpiper Bartramia longicauda5
  4. American Robin Turdus migratorius5
  5. Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe5
  6. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata5
  7. Arctic Tern Sterna paradisaea4
  8. Horned Lark Eremophila alpestris4
  9. Willow Ptarmigan Lagopus lagopus3
  10. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata3

Plants

  1. White spruce Picea glauca32
  2. Arctic Lupine Lupinus arcticus30
  3. Bog bilberry Vaccinium uliginosum29
  4. Entireleaf Mountain-Avens Dryas integrifolia29
  5. Lapland Azalea Rhododendron lapponicum29
  6. Woolly Lousewort Pedicularis lanata28
  7. Richardson's Brookfoam Boykinia richardsonii25
  8. Richardson's phlox Phlox richardsonii25
  9. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa24
  10. Purple Saxifrage Saxifraga oppositifolia21

Mammals

  1. Caribou Rangifer tarandus18
  2. Thinhorn Sheep Ovis dalli15
  3. Brown Bear Ursus arctos12
  4. Arctic Ground Squirrel Urocitellus parryii12
  5. Muskox Ovibos moschatus7
  6. Moose Alces alces7
  7. Gray Wolf Canis lupus5
  8. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus3
  9. Polar Bear Ursus maritimus2
  10. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus2

Insects

  1. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon9
  2. Green Comma Polygonia faunus4
  3. Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella4
  4. Northern Blue Plebejus idas4
  5. Rockslide Lichen Moth Acsala anomala4
  6. Arctic White Pieris angelika4
  7. Forest Bumble Bee Bombus sylvicola4
  8. Arctic Woolly Bear Moth Gynaephora groenlandica4
  9. Transverse Lady Beetle Coccinella transversoguttata3
  10. Arctic Grasshopper Aeropedellus arcticus3

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.