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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.

1,165
recent observations
30
species listed
14
plants
8
birds
5
reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 1,165 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Chaco Culture. The most frequently seen is the Common Side-blotched Lizard, with 156 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

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Most-observed species in Chaco Culture

Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
156 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
93 observations
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
93 observations
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
78 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
65 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
45 observations
Fourwing Saltbush
Atriplex canescens
42 observations
Saltlover
Halogeton glomeratus
42 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Collared Lizard
Crotaphytus collaris
40 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
35 observations · iNaturalist
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
31 observations
Greasewood
Sarcobatus vermiculatus
31 observations · iNaturalist
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
31 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Swallow
Petrochelidon pyrrhonota
30 observations
White-tailed Antelope Squirrel
Ammospermophilus leucurus
30 observations
Snowball Sand Verbena
Abronia fragrans
28 observations · iNaturalist
Canaigre Dock
Rumex hymenosepalus
26 observations · iNaturalist
Megetra vittata
Megetra vittata
25 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Prince's Plume
Stanleya pinnata
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
Pale Wolfberry
Lycium pallidum
19 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
19 observations · iNaturalist
Small-leaf Globemallow
Sphaeralcea parvifolia
18 observations · iNaturalist
Notch-leaf Scorpionweed
Phacelia crenulata
17 observations · iNaturalist

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