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Learn the wildlife of Katmai National Park

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539 species have research-grade observations inside Katmai 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 Merganser Mergus merganser89
  2. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus72
  3. Glaucous-winged Gull Larus glaucescens57
  4. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia42
  5. Short-billed Gull Larus brachyrhynchus28
  6. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis28
  7. Bonaparte's Gull Chroicocephalus philadelphia22
  8. Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon19
  9. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata19
  10. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca17

Plants

  1. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium84
  2. Woolly cranesbill Geranium erianthum47
  3. White twisted-stalk Streptopus amplexifolius37
  4. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea35
  5. Squashberry Viburnum edule34
  6. Arctic Starflower Lysimachia europaea34
  7. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium33
  8. Common yarrow Achillea millefolium31
  9. Black crowberry Empetrum nigrum31
  10. Arctic raspberry Rubus arcticus30

Mammals

  1. Brown Bear Ursus arctos906
  2. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus35
  3. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus26
  4. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum19
  5. Moose Alces alces19
  6. Gray Wolf Canis lupus16
  7. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes16
  8. Caribou Rangifer tarandus13
  9. Arctic Ground Squirrel Urocitellus parryii11
  10. Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis10

Insects

  1. Sharp-lined Yellow Sicya macularia10
  2. Lake Darner Aeshna eremita8
  3. White-striped Black Trichodezia albovittata5
  4. Black-tailed Bumble Bee Bombus melanopygus5
  5. Great Brocade Eurois occulta5
  6. American Brindle Moth Lithomoia germana5
  7. Western Arctic Skipper Carterocephalus skada5
  8. Rusty Tussock Moth Orgyia antiqua4
  9. Black Meadowhawk Sympetrum danae4
  10. Thoughtful Apamea Apamea cogitata4

Spiders and kin

  1. Six-spotted Orbweaver Araniella displicata1
  2. Intertidal Red Mite Neomolgus littoralis1
  3. Yukon Orbweaver Araneus yukon1

Fish

  1. Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka69
  2. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss14
  3. Pink Salmon Oncorhynchus gorbuscha5
  4. Threespine Stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus4
  5. Lake Trout Salvelinus namaycush4
  6. Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch3
  7. Dolly Varden Salvelinus malma3
  8. Arctic Grayling Thymallus arcticus2
  9. Northern Pike Esox lucius2
  10. Chum Salmon Oncorhynchus keta2

Mollusks

  1. Black Leather Chiton Katharina tunicata2
  2. Nuttall's Cockle Clinocardium nuttallii2
  3. Woody Chiton Mopalia lignosa1
  4. Butter Clam Saxidomus gigantea1
  5. Northern Bay Mussel Mytilus trossulus1
  6. Pellucid Glass-snail Vitrina pellucida1
  7. Helicid Pteropod Limacina helicina1
  8. Schoolmaster Armhook Squid Berryteuthis magister1

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.