Wildlife in Rocky Mountain National Park

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

36,886

recent observations

30

species listed

6

mammals

16

plants

8

birds

Naturalists have logged 36,886 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the Wapiti, with 5,589 recorded sightings.

Mammals account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (6 of the species listed here), followed by plants (16).

Rarer finds confirmed in Rocky Mountain include Moss Campion - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

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Most-observed species in Rocky Mountain

Cervus canadensis

5,589 observations

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

3,017 observations

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

2,381 observations

2,258 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

2,124 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,764 observations · iNaturalist

Chamaenerion angustifolium

1,305 observations · iNaturalist

Black-billed Magpie

1,300 observations

Ochotona princeps

1,197 observations

Aquilegia coerulea

1,191 observations

Lanceleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

1,189 observations · iNaturalist

Populus tremuloides

1,042 observations

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

884 observations

Whipple's penstemon

Penstemon whippleanus

814 observations · iNaturalist

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

804 observations · iNaturalist

Anas platyrhynchos

800 observations

790 observations

Juniperus communis

754 observations

sulfur buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

708 observations

690 observations

Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine

Pinus scopulorum

685 observations · iNaturalist

western harebell

Campanula petiolata

658 observations · iNaturalist

American bistort

Bistorta bistortoides

650 observations · iNaturalist

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

649 observations

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

639 observations · iNaturalist

Meleagris gallopavo

632 observations

Elephant's-Head lousewort

Pedicularis groenlandica

616 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

604 observations

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

581 observations

Achillea millefolium

571 observations

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