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Wildlife in Rocky Mountain National Park

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Rocky Mountain right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

37,477
recent observations
30
species listed
6
mammals
16
plants
8
birds

Naturalists have logged 37,477 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the Wapiti, with 5,676 recorded sightings.

Mammals account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (6 of the species listed here), followed by plants (16).

Rarer finds confirmed in Rocky Mountain include Moss Campion - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Moss Campion
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Most-observed species in Rocky Mountain

Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
5,676 observations
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
3,082 observations
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
2,431 observations
Moose
Alces alces
2,296 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
2,170 observations
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
1,810 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
1,340 observations · iNaturalist
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,320 observations
American Pika
Ochotona princeps
1,254 observations
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
1,202 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
1,189 observations · iNaturalist
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
1,058 observations
Clark's Nutcracker
Nucifraga columbiana
907 observations
Whipple's penstemon
Penstemon whippleanus
817 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
808 observations
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
804 observations · iNaturalist
Ross' Avens
Geum rossii
791 observations
common juniper
Juniperus communis
767 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
710 observations
Moss Campion
Silene acaulis
694 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
691 observations · iNaturalist
western harebell
Campanula petiolata
663 observations · iNaturalist
American bistort
Bistorta bistortoides
657 observations · iNaturalist
shrubby cinquefoil
Dasiphora fruticosa
652 observations
Broad-tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus
645 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
638 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
618 observations
Elephant's-Head lousewort
Pedicularis groenlandica
617 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
596 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
574 observations

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