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.
Most-observed species in Channel Islands
Island Fox
Urocyon littoralis
2,527 observations
giant coreopsis
Leptosyne gigantea
1,622 observations · iNaturalist
Island Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma insularis
1,391 observations · iNaturalist
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
1,189 observations
lemonade berry
Rhus integrifolia
953 observations · iNaturalist
Santa Cruz Island wild buckwheat
Eriogonum arborescens
917 observations · iNaturalist
blue dicks
Dipterostemon capitatus
749 observations · iNaturalist
island bush monkeyflower
Diplacus parviflorus
723 observations · iNaturalist
Western Gull
Larus occidentalis
720 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
631 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
620 observations
coast morning glory
Calystegia macrostegia
550 observations · iNaturalist
California poppy
Eschscholzia californica
520 observations
Island hazardia
Hazardia detonsa
518 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
495 observations · iNaturalist
island paintbrush
Castilleja hololeuca
476 observations · iNaturalist
California sagebrush
Artemisia californica
470 observations
coyote brush
Baccharis pilularis
461 observations · iNaturalist
Redflower Buckwheat
Eriogonum grande
440 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Aster
Malacothrix saxatilis
426 observations · iNaturalist
Greene's dudleya
Dudleya greenei
416 observations · iNaturalist
Giant Kelp
Macrocystis pyrifera
408 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal catchfly
Silene laciniata
404 observations · iNaturalist
Coast Paintbrush
Castilleja affinis
390 observations · iNaturalist
California Sea Lion
Zalophus californianus
379 observations
Island Fence Lizard
Sceloporus becki
368 observations · iNaturalist
island ceanothus
Ceanothus arboreus
365 observations · iNaturalist
Crystalline ice plant
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
355 observations · iNaturalist
Common Dolphin
Delphinus delphis
353 observations
common yarrow
Achillea millefolium
337 observations
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