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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.

24,625
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
5
mammals
8
birds

Naturalists have logged 24,625 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Grand Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Wapiti, with 2,778 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
2,778 observations
Rock Squirrel
Otospermophilus variegatus
2,451 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
1,977 observations
Utah Agave
Agave utahensis
1,473 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
1,060 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
1,004 observations
Common Side-blotched Lizard
Uta stansburiana
947 observations
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
945 observations
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
873 observations
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
863 observations
Apache plume
Fallugia paradoxa
786 observations · iNaturalist
fernbush
Chamaebatiaria millefolium
768 observations · iNaturalist
Stansbury's Cliffrose
Purshia stansburyana
742 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus magister
720 observations
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
669 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
572 observations
Utah Juniper
Juniperus osteosperma
546 observations · iNaturalist
Cliff Chipmunk
Neotamias dorsalis
539 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
534 observations
Banana Yucca
Yucca baccata
497 observations
Ornate Tree Lizard
Urosaurus ornatus
478 observations
California Condor
Gymnogyps californianus
466 observations
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
439 observations
Engelmann's Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus engelmannii
399 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
388 observations
Kingcup Cactus
Echinocereus triglochidiatus
386 observations
Mountain Chickadee
Poecile gambeli
356 observations
White-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis
331 observations
Sacred Datura
Datura wrightii
322 observations
Brown-spined Pricklypear
Opuntia phaeacantha
316 observations

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