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Wildlife in Grand Canyon National Park

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

23,907
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
5
mammals
8
birds

Naturalists have logged 23,907 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Grand Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Wapiti, with 2,710 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (5).

Rarer finds confirmed in Grand Canyon include Utah Agave and California Condor - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Utah AgaveCalifornia Condor
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Most-observed species in Grand Canyon

Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
2,710 observations
Rock Squirrel
Otospermophilus variegatus
2,376 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
1,908 observations
Utah Agave
Agave utahensis
1,463 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
1,039 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
973 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
921 observations
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
911 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
908 observations
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
823 observations
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
752 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
722 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
711 observations
fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
702 observations · iNaturalist
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
638 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
554 observations
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
531 observations · iNaturalist
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
518 observations
Cliff Chipmunk
Neotamias dorsalis
505 observations · iNaturalist
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
486 observations
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
464 observations
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
456 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
405 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
391 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
381 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
376 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
347 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
321 observations
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
316 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
299 observations

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