Wildlife in Pecos National Historical Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Pecos 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 Pecos
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
125 observations
Plateau Fence Lizard
Sceloporus tristichus
84 observations · iNaturalist
Buffalo Gourd
Cucurbita foetidissima
62 observations · iNaturalist
Davis Mountain Mock Vervain
Glandularia wrightii
34 observations · iNaturalist
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
33 observations · iNaturalist
Colorado Pinyon
Pinus edulis
32 observations
One-seed Juniper
Juniperus monosperma
28 observations · iNaturalist
Wholeleaf Paintbrush
Castilleja integra
24 observations · iNaturalist
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
21 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
20 observations
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
19 observations · iNaturalist
horsetail milkweed
Asclepias subverticillata
19 observations · iNaturalist
dwarf mallow
Malva neglecta
18 observations
Spinystar
Escobaria vivipara
18 observations
Yellow Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis
16 observations
Southwestern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus cowlesi
16 observations · iNaturalist
Stinking Milkvetch
Astragalus praelongus
15 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Short-horned Lizard
Phrynosoma hernandesi
14 observations
Obscure Darkling Beetle
Eleodes obscura
14 observations · iNaturalist
Lark Sparrow
Chondestes grammacus
13 observations
Redstem Stork's-bill
Erodium cicutarium
13 observations · iNaturalist
Santa Fe phlox
Phlox nana
13 observations · iNaturalist
Townsend's Solitaire
Myadestes townsendi
12 observations
Blue Grama
Bouteloua gracilis
12 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
11 observations
Gopher Snake
Pituophis catenifer
11 observations
Prairie Rattlesnake
Crotalus viridis
11 observations
Woolly Locoweed
Astragalus mollissimus
11 observations · iNaturalist
Chipping Sparrow
Spizella passerina
10 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
10 observations
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