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Wildlife in Channel Islands National Park

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

21,009
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
4
birds
3
mammals

Naturalists have logged 21,009 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Channel Islands. The most frequently seen is the Island Fox, with 2,681 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by birds (4).

Rarer finds confirmed in Channel Islands include Island Fox and Island Scrub-Jay - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Island FoxIsland Scrub-Jay
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Most-observed species in Channel Islands

Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
2,681 observations
giant coreopsis
Leptosyne gigantea
1,650 observations · iNaturalist
Island Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma insularis
1,508 observations
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
1,270 observations
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
977 observations · iNaturalist
Santa Cruz Island wild buckwheat
Eriogonum arborescens
936 observations · iNaturalist
island bush monkeyflower
Diplacus parviflorus
765 observations · iNaturalist
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
760 observations
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
750 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
656 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
637 observations
coast morning glory
Calystegia macrostegia
558 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
531 observations
Island hazardia
Hazardia detonsa
531 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
514 observations · iNaturalist
island paintbrush
Castilleja hololeuca
492 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
481 observations
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
470 observations · iNaturalist
Redflower Buckwheat
Eriogonum grande
456 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
446 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
433 observations · iNaturalist
Greene's dudleya
Dudleya greenei
416 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal catchfly
Silene laciniata
415 observations · iNaturalist
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
410 observations
Island Fence Lizard
Sceloporus becki
401 observations
Coast Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis
394 observations · iNaturalist
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
387 observations
island ceanothus
Ceanothus arboreus
366 observations · iNaturalist
Crystalline ice plant
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
361 observations · iNaturalist
Wavy Turban
Megastraea undosa
357 observations · iNaturalist

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