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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.

20,546
recent observations
30
species listed
19
plants
4
birds
3
mammals

Naturalists have logged 20,546 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Channel Islands. The most frequently seen is the Island Fox, with 2,580 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 - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Island Fox
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Most-observed species in Channel Islands

Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
2,580 observations
giant coreopsis
Leptosyne gigantea
1,638 observations · iNaturalist
Island Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma insularis
1,443 observations · iNaturalist
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
1,201 observations
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
971 observations · iNaturalist
Santa Cruz Island wild buckwheat
Eriogonum arborescens
925 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
750 observations · iNaturalist
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
747 observations
island bush monkeyflower
Diplacus parviflorus
740 observations · iNaturalist
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
645 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
627 observations
coast morning glory
Calystegia macrostegia
557 observations · iNaturalist
Island hazardia
Hazardia detonsa
530 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
526 observations
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
501 observations · iNaturalist
island paintbrush
Castilleja hololeuca
481 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
472 observations
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
468 observations · iNaturalist
Redflower Buckwheat
Eriogonum grande
453 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
440 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
424 observations · iNaturalist
Greene's dudleya
Dudleya greenei
416 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal catchfly
Silene laciniata
411 observations · iNaturalist
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
397 observations
Coast Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis
391 observations · iNaturalist
Island Fence Lizard
Sceloporus becki
377 observations · iNaturalist
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
365 observations
island ceanothus
Ceanothus arboreus
365 observations · iNaturalist
Crystalline ice plant
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
361 observations · iNaturalist
Wavy Turban
Megastraea undosa
344 observations · iNaturalist

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