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.

38,487

recent observations

30

species listed

6

mammals

16

plants

8

birds

Naturalists have logged 38,487 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Rocky Mountain. The most frequently seen is the Wapiti, with 5,848 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

5,848 observations

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

3,148 observations

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

2,486 observations

2,341 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

2,224 observations

Cyanocitta stelleri

1,876 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

1,397 observations · iNaturalist

Black-billed Magpie

1,357 observations

Lanceleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

1,348 observations · iNaturalist

Ochotona princeps

1,314 observations

Aquilegia coerulea

1,203 observations

Populus tremuloides

1,069 observations

Clark's Nutcracker

Nucifraga columbiana

919 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

826 observations

Whipple's penstemon

Penstemon whippleanus

819 observations · iNaturalist

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

813 observations · iNaturalist

799 observations

Juniperus communis

786 observations

sulfur buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

716 observations

708 observations

Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine

Pinus scopulorum

705 observations · iNaturalist

American bistort

Bistorta bistortoides

680 observations · iNaturalist

western harebell

Campanula petiolata

670 observations · iNaturalist

Broad-tailed Hummingbird

Selasphorus platycercus

656 observations

shrubby cinquefoil

Dasiphora fruticosa

656 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

650 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

649 observations

Elephant's-Head lousewort

Pedicularis groenlandica

622 observations

Mountain Chickadee

Poecile gambeli

613 observations

Achillea millefolium

589 observations

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