Wildlife in Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Chaco Culture right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Most-observed species in Chaco Culture
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
152 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
90 observations
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
89 observations · iNaturalist
Elk
Cervus canadensis
78 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
63 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
44 observations
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
41 observations
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
41 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
39 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
34 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
31 observations · iNaturalist
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
30 observations
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
29 observations
Snowball Sand Verbena
Abronia fragrans
28 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
26 observations
Canaigre Dock
Rumex hymenosepalus
26 observations · iNaturalist
Megetra vittata
Megetra vittata
25 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
24 observations · iNaturalist
Greasewood
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
24 observations · iNaturalist
Broadbeard Beardtongue
Penstemon angustifolius
24 observations · iNaturalist
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
23 observations
Say's Phoebe
Sayornis saya
22 observations
Plateau Striped Whiptail
Aspidoscelis velox
20 observations · iNaturalist
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
20 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
19 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
19 observations
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
19 observations · iNaturalist
Small-leaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist
Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Phacelia crenulata
17 observations · iNaturalist
Pale Wolfberry
Lycium pallidum
17 observations · iNaturalist
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