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Learn the wildlife of Pacific Rim National Park Reserve

British Columbia · Canada

1,738 species have research-grade observations inside Pacific Rim 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. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus227
  2. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus224
  3. Western Sandpiper Calidris mauri168
  4. Steller's Jay Cyanocitta stelleri155
  5. Sanderling Calidris alba151
  6. Black Oystercatcher Haematopus bachmani145
  7. Common Raven Corvus corax135
  8. California Gull Larus californicus108
  9. Killdeer Charadrius vociferus105
  10. Hudsonian Whimbrel Numenius hudsonicus95

Plants

  1. Salal Gaultheria shallon607
  2. Deer fern Struthiopteris spicant553
  3. Western Lily of the Valley Maianthemum dilatatum551
  4. Western skunk cabbage Lysichiton americanus417
  5. Evergreen Huckleberry Vaccinium ovatum404
  6. Western Bunchberry Cornus unalaschkensis378
  7. Salmonberry Rubus spectabilis312
  8. Round-leaved sundew Drosera rotundifolia307
  9. Western redcedar Thuja plicata300
  10. Leathery polypody Polypodium scouleri298

Mammals

  1. American Black Bear Ursus americanus170
  2. Steller Sea Lion Eumetopias jubatus157
  3. Harbor Seal Phoca vitulina65
  4. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus62
  5. Gray Wolf Canis lupus56
  6. Grey Whale Eschrichtius robustus45
  7. Sea Otter Enhydra lutris43
  8. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis41
  9. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus37
  10. American Mink Neogale vison29

Insects

  1. Common Drone Fly Eristalis tenax83
  2. Western Tiger Beetle Cicindela oregona71
  3. Yellow-fronted Bumble Bee Bombus flavifrons56
  4. Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee Bombus mixtus53
  5. Pictured Rove Beetle Thinopinus pictus51
  6. Western Pond Fly Sericomyia chalcopyga38
  7. Gaultheria leafminer moth Cameraria gaultheriella35
  8. Banded Thintail Meliscaeva cinctella30
  9. Spotted Tussock Moth Lophocampa maculata28
  10. Variable Duskyface Fly Melanostoma mellinum26

Amphibians

  1. Northern Red-legged Frog Rana aurora53
  2. Western Red-backed Salamander Plethodon vehiculum52
  3. Pacific chorus frog Pseudacris regilla37
  4. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas29
  5. Northwestern Salamander Ambystoma gracile23
  6. Wandering Salamander Aneides vagrans17

Fish

  1. Tidepool Sculpin Oligocottus maculosus130
  2. Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch29
  3. China Rockfish Sebastes nebulosus29
  4. Kelp Greenling Hexagrammos decagrammus27
  5. Scalyhead Sculpin Artedius harringtoni24
  6. Sockeye Salmon Oncorhynchus nerka23
  7. Copper Rockfish Sebastes caurinus20
  8. Pacific Staghorn Sculpin Leptocottus armatus16
  9. Mosshead Sculpin Clinocottus globiceps16
  10. Blackeye Goby Rhinogobiops nicholsii16

Mollusks

  1. Pacific Banana Slug Ariolimax columbianus977
  2. California Mussel Mytilus californianus354
  3. Pacific Razor Clam Siliqua patula302
  4. Opalescent Inshore Squid Doryteuthis opalescens223
  5. Black Tegula Tegula funebralis184
  6. Frilled Dogwinkle Nucella lamellosa181
  7. Channeled Basket Snail Caesia fossata139
  8. Purple Olive Snail Callianax biplicata129
  9. Striped Dogwinkle Nucella ostrina123
  10. Nuttall's Cockle Clinocardium nuttallii117

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.