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Learn the wildlife of Terra Nova National Park

Newfoundland and Labrador · Canada

639 species have research-grade observations inside Terra Nova 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. Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca33
  2. Canada Jay Perisoreus canadensis30
  3. White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis25
  4. Black-and-white Warbler Mniotilta varia22
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata20
  6. Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum16
  7. Boreal Chickadee Poecile hudsonicus15
  8. Spruce Grouse Canachites canadensis14
  9. Common Loon Gavia immer11
  10. Hermit Thrush Catharus guttatus10

Plants

  1. Sheep laurel Kalmia angustifolia166
  2. Canadian bunchberry Cornus canadensis151
  3. Lingonberry Vaccinium vitis-idaea117
  4. Bluebead lily Clintonia borealis111
  5. Rhodora Rhododendron canadense97
  6. Pink lady's slipper Cypripedium acaule85
  7. Lowbush blueberry Vaccinium angustifolium79
  8. Purple pitcher plant Sarracenia purpurea77
  9. Wild sarsaparilla Aralia nudicaulis74
  10. Red maple Acer rubrum61

Mammals

  1. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus48
  2. Moose Alces alces35
  3. Snowshoe Hare Lepus americanus13
  4. American Black Bear Ursus americanus8
  5. American Beaver Castor canadensis6
  6. Bearded Seal Erignathus barbatus4
  7. North American River Otter Lontra canadensis3
  8. Caribou Rangifer tarandus3
  9. Masked Shrew Sorex cinereus3
  10. Canada Lynx Lynx canadensis2

Insects

  1. Yellow-banded Bumble Bee Bombus terricola29
  2. Fall Webworm Moth Hyphantria cunea21
  3. Half-black Bumble Bee Bombus vagans18
  4. Green Comma Polygonia faunus9
  5. White-marked Tussock Moth Orgyia leucostigma9
  6. Jutta Arctic Oeneis jutta9
  7. Blueberry Stem Gall Wasp Hemadas nubilipennis9
  8. Yellowish Cuckoo Bumble bee Bombus flavidus9
  9. Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta8
  10. Four-spotted Skimmer Libellula quadrimaculata8

Spiders and kin

  1. Zebra Jumping Spider Salticus scenicus10
  2. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia5
  3. Aculus minutissimus5
  4. Arabesque Orbweaver Neoscona arabesca4
  5. Maple Bladdergall Mite Vasates quadripedes4
  6. Six-spotted Orbweaver Araniella displicata2
  7. European Harvestman Phalangium opilio1

Fish

  1. Atlantic Salmon Salmo salar3
  2. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis2
  3. Cunner Tautogolabrus adspersus1

Mollusks

  1. Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera margaritifera23
  2. Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea9
  3. Soft-shelled Clam Mya arenaria4
  4. Leopard Slug Limax maximus3
  5. Northern Shortfin Squid Illex illecebrosus3
  6. Atlantic Dogwhelk Nucella lapillus3
  7. Northern Moonsnail Euspira heros3
  8. Black Slug Arion ater1

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.