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Learn the wildlife of Jasper National Park

Alberta · Canada

1,753 species have research-grade observations inside Jasper 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 Raven Corvus corax372
  2. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis252
  3. Common Loon Gavia immer243
  4. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus236
  5. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis205
  6. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia165
  7. Canada Goose Branta canadensis153
  8. Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis141
  9. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata137
  10. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica131

Plants

  1. Common juniper Juniperus communis533
  2. Yellow Mountain-avens Dryas drummondii435
  3. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium435
  4. Great blanketflower Gaillardia aristata407
  5. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium387
  6. Canadian buffalo-berry Shepherdia canadensis379
  7. Moss Campion Silene acaulis365
  8. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa365
  9. Wood Lily Lilium philadelphicum347
  10. Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi342

Mammals

  1. Wapiti Cervus canadensis2,076
  2. Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis1,389
  3. American Black Bear Ursus americanus686
  4. Moose Alces alces444
  5. Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis424
  6. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata408
  7. Columbian Ground Squirrel Urocitellus columbianus365
  8. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus355
  9. Mountain Goat Oreamnos americanus346
  10. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus308

Insects

  1. Northern Crescent Phyciodes cocyta104
  2. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus94
  3. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa79
  4. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis70
  5. Northern Blue Plebejus idas70
  6. Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth Phyllocnistis populiella69
  7. Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis60
  8. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax58
  9. Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella56
  10. Police Car Moth Gnophaela vermiculata51

Amphibians

  1. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas89
  2. Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris22
  3. Wood Frog Lithobates sylvaticus16

Fish

  1. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss30
  2. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis19
  3. Brook Stickleback Culaea inconstans12
  4. Longnose Sucker Catostomus catostomus12

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.