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Wildlife in Kings Canyon National Park

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

5,222
recent observations
30
species listed
23
plants
4
mammals
2
birds

Naturalists have logged 5,222 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Kings Canyon. The most frequently seen is the Quill-leaf Lewisia, with 406 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (23 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (4).

Rarer finds confirmed in Kings Canyon include Giant Sequoia - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Giant Sequoia
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Most-observed species in Kings Canyon

Quill-leaf Lewisia
Lewisia leeana
406 observations · iNaturalist
Mountain Pride
Penstemon newberryi
339 observations · iNaturalist
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
261 observations
Snowplant
Sarcodes sanguinea
247 observations · iNaturalist
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
237 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
234 observations
Leichtlin's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus leichtlinii
233 observations · iNaturalist
Sierra Nevada Sky Pilot
Polemonium eximium
183 observations · iNaturalist
woodland pinedrops
Pterospora andromedea
179 observations · iNaturalist
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
174 observations
Sierra primrose
Primula suffrutescens
173 observations · iNaturalist
Corn Lily
Veratrum californicum
167 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
161 observations · iNaturalist
giant sequoia
Sequoiadendron giganteum
160 observations
western columbine
Aquilegia formosa
147 observations · iNaturalist
One-seeded Pussypaws
Calyptridium monospermum
146 observations · iNaturalist
California incense-cedar
Calocedrus decurrens
140 observations · iNaturalist
thimbleberry
Rubus parviflorus
139 observations
bush chinquapin
Chrysolepis sempervirens
139 observations · iNaturalist
California black oak
Quercus kelloggii
137 observations
Purple Mountain-heath
Phyllodoce breweri
137 observations · iNaturalist
Sooty Grouse
Dendragapus fuliginosus
137 observations · iNaturalist
chaparral yucca
Hesperoyucca whipplei
136 observations · iNaturalist
Steller's Jay
Cyanocitta stelleri
129 observations · iNaturalist
ranger buttons
Angelica capitellata
126 observations · iNaturalist
American Pika
Ochotona princeps
124 observations
common bracken
Pteridium aquilinum
110 observations
canyon live oak
Quercus chrysolepis
109 observations
Bigelow's sneezeweed
Helenium bigelovii
107 observations · iNaturalist
Rockfringe Willowherb
Epilobium obcordatum
105 observations · iNaturalist

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