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Learn the wildlife of Kobuk Valley National Park

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123 species have research-grade observations inside Kobuk Valley 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. American Wigeon Mareca americana5
  2. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus4
  3. Long-tailed Jaeger Stercorarius longicaudus3
  4. American Golden-Plover Pluvialis dominica3
  5. Glaucous Gull Larus hyperboreus2
  6. Red-throated Loon Gavia stellata2
  7. Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2
  8. Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator2
  9. Pine Grosbeak Pinicola enucleator2
  10. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata2

Plants

  1. Kobuk Locoweed Oxytropis kobukensis12
  2. Dwarf Fireweed Chamaenerion latifolium8
  3. Arctic Stitchwort Cherleria arctica6
  4. Boreal Sage Artemisia borealis4
  5. Dune tansy Tanacetum bipinnatum4
  6. Jakutsk Snowparsley Cnidium cnidiifolium4
  7. Northern Pink Dianthus repens4
  8. Naked-stemmed Wallflower Parrya nudicaulis4
  9. Moss Campion Silene acaulis3
  10. Canadian buffalo-berry Shepherdia canadensis3

Mammals

  1. American Black Bear Ursus americanus8
  2. Moose Alces alces6
  3. Gray Wolf Canis lupus5
  4. Caribou Rangifer tarandus5
  5. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis3
  6. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes1
  7. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus1

Insects

  1. Old World Swallowtail Papilio machaon1
  2. Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis1
  3. Northern Blue Plebejus idas1
  4. Graphite Arches Melanchra pulverulenta1
  5. Cryptic Bumble Bee Bombus cryptarum1
  6. Ligyrocoris sylvestris1

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.