Wildlife in City of Rocks State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in City of Rocks 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 City of Rocks
soaptree yucca
Yucca elata
100 observations
ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens
40 observations
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
40 observations · iNaturalist
Wheeler sotol
Dasylirion wheeleri
37 observations
Rock Wren
Salpinctes obsoletus
34 observations
Curve-billed Thrasher
Toxostoma curvirostre
33 observations
Black-throated Sparrow
Amphispiza bilineata
31 observations
Variegated Fritillary
Euptoieta claudia
28 observations
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
27 observations · iNaturalist
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
24 observations
yellow bird-of-paradise shrub
Erythrostemon gilliesii
24 observations · iNaturalist
honey mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
24 observations · iNaturalist
Gambel's Quail
Callipepla gambelii
23 observations
Emory oak
Quercus emoryi
23 observations
Black-tailed Jackrabbit
Lepus californicus
22 observations
Sleepy Orange
Eurema nicippe
20 observations · iNaturalist
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum
20 observations
longleaf ephedra
Ephedra trifurca
20 observations · iNaturalist
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
19 observations · iNaturalist
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
18 observations
Desert Cottontail
Sylvilagus audubonii
18 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
18 observations
Parry's agave
Agave parryi
18 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
17 observations
Great Horned Owl
Bubo virginianus
16 observations
Pinkflower Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus fendleri
16 observations · iNaturalist
Touristplant
Dimorphocarpa wislizeni
16 observations · iNaturalist
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
16 observations
Clark's Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus clarkii
15 observations
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
15 observations
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