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Learn the wildlife of Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve

Québec · Canada

337 species have research-grade observations inside Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve 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. Atlantic Puffin Fratercula arctica18
  2. Savannah Sparrow Passerculus sandwichensis17
  3. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis15
  4. Lesser Yellowlegs Tringa flavipes8
  5. Common Tern Sterna hirundo8
  6. Razorbill Alca torda7
  7. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus7
  8. Common Eider Somateria mollissima7
  9. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca6
  10. American Herring Gull Larus smithsonianus5

Plants

  1. Oysterplant Mertensia maritima53
  2. Purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea38
  3. Canadian buffalo-berry Shepherdia canadensis38
  4. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis37
  5. Roseroot Rhodiola rosea36
  6. Star-flowered lily-of-the-valley Maianthemum stellatum33
  7. Mountain Deathcamas Anticlea elegans30
  8. Common Butterwort Pinguicula vulgaris29
  9. Seabeach Groundsel Senecio pseudoarnica27
  10. Livelong Saxifrage Saxifraga paniculata26

Mammals

  1. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes5
  2. Grey Seal Halichoerus grypus4
  3. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina3
  4. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus3
  5. Common Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata1

Insects

  1. Short-tailed Swallowtail Papilio brevicauda9
  2. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta8
  3. Northern Blue Plebejus idas6
  4. Mustard White Pieris oleracea5
  5. Lake Darner Aeshna eremita4
  6. White Triangle Tortrix Clepsis persicana4
  7. Narrow-banded Pond Fly Sericomyia militaris4
  8. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis3
  9. Wavy-lined Emerald Synchlora aerata3
  10. Rusty Tussock Moth Orgyia antiqua2

Mollusks

  1. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea5
  2. Rough Periwinkle Littorina saxatilis1
  3. Icelandic Scallop Chlamys islandica1

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.