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Learn the wildlife of Waterton Lakes National Park

Canada

1,711 species have research-grade observations inside Waterton Lakes 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. White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys143
  2. Dusky Grouse Dendragapus obscurus125
  3. American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus109
  4. Cedar Waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum94
  5. Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata82
  6. Barrow's Goldeneye Bucephala islandica77
  7. American Robin Turdus migratorius73
  8. Black-billed Magpie Pica hudsonia72
  9. Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus68
  10. Brown-headed Cowbird Molothrus ater62

Plants

  1. Common beargrass Xerophyllum tenax505
  2. Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus383
  3. Baker's Mariposa Lily Calochortus apiculatus368
  4. Fireweed Chamaenerion angustifolium343
  5. Pearly everlasting Anaphalis margaritacea322
  6. Green false hellebore Veratrum viride316
  7. Wild bergamot Monarda fistulosa298
  8. Great blanketflower Gaillardia aristata292
  9. Sticky geranium Geranium viscosissimum291
  10. Creeping mahonia Berberis repens273

Mammals

  1. American Black Bear Ursus americanus552
  2. Mule Deer Odocoileus hemionus485
  3. Bighorn Sheep Ovis canadensis371
  4. Columbian Ground Squirrel Urocitellus columbianus287
  5. Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel Callospermophilus lateralis242
  6. Wapiti Cervus canadensis149
  7. American Bison Bos bison103
  8. White-tailed Deer Odocoileus virginianus98
  9. Hoary Marmot Marmota caligata74
  10. American Red Squirrel Tamiasciurus hudsonicus52

Insects

  1. Field Crescent Phyciodes pulchella127
  2. Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini115
  3. Western Tent Caterpillar Moth Malacosoma californica110
  4. California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica105
  5. Anicia Checkerspot Euphydryas anicia88
  6. Langton's Forester Alypia langtoni86
  7. Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides76
  8. Fireweed Clearwing Moth Albuna pyramidalis76
  9. MacCulloch's Forester Moth Androloma maccullochii74
  10. Ornate Checkered Beetle Trichodes ornatus72

Spiders and kin

  1. Goldenrod Crab Spider Misumena vatia50
  2. Rocky Mountain Maple Felt Mite Aceria calaceris33
  3. Boreal Tufted Jumping Spider Phidippus borealis16
  4. Johnson's Jumping Spider Phidippus johnsoni14

Amphibians

  1. Western Toad Anaxyrus boreas125
  2. Columbia Spotted Frog Rana luteiventris54
  3. Northern Leopard Frog Lithobates pipiens27
  4. Long-toed Salamander Ambystoma macrodactylum18

Fish

  1. Westslope Cutthroat Trout Oncorhynchus lewisi36
  2. Brook Trout Salvelinus fontinalis23
  3. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss14

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.