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Learn the wildlife of Nahanni National Park Reserve

Canada

429 species have research-grade observations inside Nahanni 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. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis9
  2. Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus5
  3. Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator4
  4. White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera4
  5. American Pipit Anthus rubescens4
  6. Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus4
  7. Rock Ptarmigan Lagopus muta3
  8. White-tailed Ptarmigan Lagopus leucura3
  9. Surf Scoter Melanitta perspicillata3
  10. Harlequin Duck Histrionicus histrionicus3

Plants

  1. Northern Comandra Geocaulon lividum19
  2. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea17
  3. Shrubby cinquefoil Dasiphora fruticosa15
  4. Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi14
  5. Canadian buffalo-berry Shepherdia canadensis14
  6. Prickly Wild Rose Rosa acicularis14
  7. Red osier dogwood Cornus sericea13
  8. Common juniper Juniperus communis13
  9. Marsh grass-of-Parnassus Parnassia palustris13
  10. Bog Labrador Tea Rhododendron groenlandicum13

Mammals

  1. Moose Alces alces25
  2. Caribou Rangifer tarandus15
  3. American Black Bear Ursus americanus9
  4. Thinhorn Sheep Ovis dalli9
  5. Collared Pika Ochotona collaris8
  6. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus7
  7. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata6
  8. Arctic Ground Squirrel Urocitellus parryii6
  9. North American Porcupine Erethizon dorsatum5
  10. Gray Wolf Canis lupus4

Insects

  1. Red-spotted Admiral Limenitis arthemis11
  2. Arctic Fritillary Boloria chariclea10
  3. Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopa7
  4. Green Comma Polygonia faunus6
  5. Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Papilio canadensis5
  6. White-spotted Sawyer Monochamus scutellatus5
  7. Cryptic Bumble Bee Bombus cryptarum4
  8. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata3
  9. Aspen Serpentine Leafminer Moth Phyllocnistis populiella3
  10. Compton Tortoiseshell Nymphalis l-album3

Spiders and kin

  1. Bronze Jumping Spider Eris militaris1
  2. Spinyrib Wolf Spider Alopecosa aculeata1
  3. Rock Orbweaver Aculepeira carbonarioides1

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.