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Learn the wildlife of Prince Edward Island National Park

Canada

1,497 species have research-grade observations inside Prince Edward Island 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. Semipalmated Plover Charadrius semipalmatus87
  2. Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus87
  3. Ring-billed Gull Larus delawarensis77
  4. Canada Goose Branta canadensis76
  5. Osprey Pandion haliaetus75
  6. Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia67
  7. Sanderling Calidris alba51
  8. Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus48
  9. Northern Yellow Warbler Setophaga aestiva48
  10. Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias47

Plants

  1. Northern bayberry Morella pensylvanica191
  2. Hoary Mugwort Artemisia stelleriana156
  3. Red-berried elder Sambucus racemosa135
  4. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium133
  5. Northern seaside goldenrod Solidago sempervirens112
  6. Wild carrot Daucus carota100
  7. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis95
  8. American searocket Cakile edentula86
  9. Bluebead lily Clintonia borealis78
  10. Large Thyme Thymus pulegioides78

Mammals

  1. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus86
  2. Red Fox Vulpes vulpes76
  3. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus40
  4. Eastern Chipmunk Tamias striatus26
  5. Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus10
  6. Common Raccoon Procyon lotor6
  7. American Beaver Castor canadensis6

Insects

  1. Common Eastern Bumble Bee Bombus impatiens82
  2. White-marked Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma58
  3. Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum46
  4. Colorado Potato Beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata40
  5. Seven-spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata36
  6. Tricolored Bumble Bee Bombus ternarius36
  7. Morning-glory Plume Moth Emmelina monodactyla33
  8. Red-belted Bumble Bee Bombus rufocinctus31
  9. Two-striped Grasshopper Melanoplus bivittatus29
  10. Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea28

Spiders and kin

  1. Yellow Garden Spider Argiope aurantia12
  2. Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus9
  3. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia5
  4. Banded Garden Spider Argiope trifasciata5
  5. Bronze Jumping Spider Eris militaris5
  6. Eastern Parson Spider Herpyllus ecclesiasticus5
  7. Shoreline Wolf Spider Arctosa littoralis4

Amphibians

  1. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens62
  2. North American Green Frog Lithobates clamitans10
  3. Spring Peeper Pseudacris crucifer9
  4. American Toad Anaxyrus americanus7

Mollusks

  1. West Atlantic Surfclam Spisula solidissima57
  2. Eastern Oyster Crassostrea virginica39
  3. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea28
  4. Eastern Floater Pyganodon cataracta25
  5. Common Atlantic Slippersnail Crepidula fornicata24
  6. Atlantic Jackknife Ensis leei23
  7. Northern Moonsnail Euspira heros22
  8. Blue Mussel Mytilus edulis9
  9. Northern Quahog Mercenaria mercenaria6
  10. Soft-shelled Clam Mya arenaria4

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.