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Wildlife in Yellowstone National Park

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

46,295
recent observations
30
species listed
14
mammals
10
birds
6
plants

Naturalists have logged 46,295 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Yellowstone. The most frequently seen is the American Bison, with 10,085 recorded sightings.

Mammals account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by birds (10).

Rarer finds confirmed in Yellowstone include Grizzly Bear and Gray Wolf - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Grizzly BearGray Wolf
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Most-observed species in Yellowstone

American Bison
Bos bison
10,085 observations · iNaturalist
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
5,735 observations
American Black Bear
Ursus americanus
2,504 observations
Common Raven
Corvus corax
2,367 observations
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana
2,077 observations
lodgepole pine
Pinus contorta
1,997 observations
Brown Bear
Ursus arctos
1,863 observations
Coyote
Canis latrans
1,683 observations
Uinta Ground Squirrel
Urocitellus armatus
1,398 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Wolf
Canis lupus
1,173 observations
Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
1,092 observations
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
1,088 observations
Bighorn Sheep
Ovis canadensis
1,043 observations
Mountain Bluebird
Sialia currucoides
1,040 observations
Killdeer
Charadrius vociferus
888 observations
sticky geranium
Geranium viscosissimum
820 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountain Fringed Gentian
Gentianopsis thermalis
808 observations · iNaturalist
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
790 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
744 observations
American Red Squirrel
Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
727 observations
Trumpeter Swan
Cygnus buccinator
692 observations
Moose
Alces alces
685 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
664 observations · iNaturalist
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
654 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
654 observations · iNaturalist
Bald Eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
648 observations
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
636 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
625 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
560 observations
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
555 observations · iNaturalist

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