Wildlife
What lives in Death Valley
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Death Valley: 48 mammals, 386 birds, 35 reptiles, 5 amphibians and 8 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Coyote
Canis latrans · Abundant
Mountain lion
Puma concolor · Rare
Bobcat
Lynx rufus · Rare
Bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis · Uncommon
Rattlesnakes
Crotalus cerastes · Common · any rattlesnake species
Desert tortoise
Gopherus agassizii · Common
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Occasional
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Uncommon
Elk
Cervus elaphus · False Report
California condor
Gymnogyps californianus · False Report
By group
Species counts
Present or probably present per the NPS list. “Listed” includes species the NPS has evaluated but marks unconfirmed or not in park.
- Mammals
- 56
- 212 listed · 2 non-native
- Birds
- 386
- 531 listed · 7 non-native
- Reptiles
- 36
- 90 listed · 1 non-native
- Amphibians
- 5
- 71 listed · 1 non-native
- Fish
- 8
- 9 listed · 2 non-native
Endangered Species Act
3 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Occasional | Threatened | |
| Desert Tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Common | Threatened | |
| Devils Hole pupfish | Cyprinodon diabolis | Endangered |
Mammals
All 56 mammals recorded in Death Valley
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black-tailed jackrabbit | Lepus californicus | Abundant | ||
| Botta's Pocket Gopher | Thomomys bottae | Abundant | ||
| Cactus Deermouse | Peromyscus eremicus | Abundant | ||
| Canyon Deermouse | Peromyscus crinitus | Abundant | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Abundant | ||
| Desert cottontail | Sylvilagus audubonii | Abundant | ||
| Desert woodrat | Neotoma lepida | Abundant | ||
| Great Basin pocket mouse | Perognathus parvus | Abundant | ||
| Brush Deermouse | Peromyscus boylii | Common | ||
| Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys microps | Common | ||
| Crawford's Gray Shrew | Notiosorex crawfordi | Common | ||
| Deer mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Common |
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Fox | Vulpes macrotis | Common | ||
| Little Pocket Mouse | Perognathus longimembris | Common | ||
| Long-tailed Pocket Mouse | Chaetodipus formosus | Common | ||
| Merriam's Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys merriami | Common | ||
| Mexican Free-tailed Bat | Tadarida brasiliensis | Common | ||
| Mountain Cottontail | Sylvilagus nuttallii | Common | ||
| Pallid Bat | Antrozous pallidus | Common | ||
| Panamint Chipmunk | Tamias panamintinus | Common | ||
| Piñon Deermouse | Peromyscus truei | Common | ||
| Round-tailed Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus tereticaudus | Common | ||
| Western Harvest Mouse | Reithrodontomys megalotis | Common | ||
| Western Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus hesperus | Common | ||
| White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Ammospermophilus leucurus | Common | ||
| Ass | Equus asinus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Bighorn Sheep | Ovis canadensis | Uncommon | ||
| Californian Myotis | Myotis californicus | Uncommon | ||
| Desert Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys deserti | Uncommon | ||
| Desert Pocket Mouse | Chaetodipus penicillatus | Uncommon | ||
| Fringed Myotis | Myotis thysanodes | Uncommon | ||
| Hoary Bat | Lasiurus cinereus | Uncommon | ||
| Mule Deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Uncommon | ||
| Ringtail | Bassariscus astutus | Uncommon | ||
| Silver-haired Bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | Uncommon | ||
| Southern Grasshopper Mouse | Onychomys torridus | Uncommon | ||
| Townsend's big-eared bat | Corynorhinus townsendii | Uncommon | ||
| Western Small-footed Myotis | Myotis ciliolabrum | Uncommon | ||
| American Badger | Taxidea taxus | Rare | ||
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Rare | ||
| Catamount | Puma concolor | Rare | ||
| Common Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Rare | ||
| Domestic Horse | Equus caballus | Rare | Non-native | |
| Alleghanian Spotted Skunk | Spilogale putorius | |||
| Big Brown Bat | Eptesicus fuscus | Probably Present | ||
| Big Free-tailed Bat | Nyctinomops macrotis | Probably Present | ||
| Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Neotoma cinerea | Probably Present | ||
| California Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus beecheyi | Probably Present | ||
| Dusky-footed Woodrat | Neotoma fuscipes | |||
| Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus lateralis | Probably Present | ||
| Long-legged Myotis | Myotis volans | Probably Present | ||
| Mohave Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus mohavensis | |||
| Panamint Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys panamintinus | |||
| Spotted Bat | Euderma maculatum | Probably Present | ||
| Uinta Chipmunk | Tamias umbrinus | |||
| Western Red Bat | Lasiurus blossevillii | Probably Present |
Birds
386 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
386 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | ||
| Clark's Grebe | Aechmophorus clarkii | ||
| Western Grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | ||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | ||
| White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis | ||
| Redwinged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Tricolored Blackbird | Agelaius tricolor | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | ||
| Chukar | Alectoris chukar | Non-native | |
| Le Conte's Sparrow | Ammodramus leconteii | ||
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Ammodramus nelsoni | ||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | ||
| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | ||
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American Widgeon | Anas americana | ||
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Cinnamon Teal | Anas cyanoptera | ||
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope | ||
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| Garganey | Anas querquedula | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | ||
| Red-throated Pipit | Anthus cervinus | ||
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Sprague's Pipit | Anthus spragueii | ||
| Western Scrub-Jay | Aphelocoma californica | ||
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | ||
| Ruby-throated Humming Bird | Archilochus colubris | ||
| Great egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ||
| Bell's Sparrow | Artemisiospiza belli | ||
| Sagebrush Sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis | ||
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Long-eared Owl | Asio otus | ||
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | ||
| Verdin | Auriparus flaviceps | ||
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Redhead | Aythya americana | ||
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | ||
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| Juniper Titmouse | Baeolophus ridgwayi | ||
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Cackling Goose | Branta hutchinsii | ||
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | Non-native | |
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | ||
| Barrow's Goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | ||
| Zone-tailed Hawk | Buteo albonotatus | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | ||
| Ferruginous Hawk | Buteo regalis | ||
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | ||
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | ||
| Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | ||
| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcarius ornatus | ||
| Smith's Longspur | Calcarius pictus | ||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | ||
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | ||
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | ||
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | ||
| California Quail | Callipepla californica | ||
| Gambel's Quail | Callipepla gambelii | ||
| Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | ||
| Costa's Hummingbird | Calypte costae | ||
| Cactus Wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | ||
| Canada Warbler | Cardellina canadensis | ||
| Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | ||
| Pyrrhuloxia | Cardinalis sinuatus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | ||
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | ||
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | ||
| Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi | ||
| Snowy Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | ||
| Mountain Plover | Charadrius montanus | ||
| Snowy Plover | Charadrius nivosus | ||
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens | ||
| Ross' Goose | Chen rossii | ||
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | ||
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | ||
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | ||
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Long-billed Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | ||
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | ||
| Clangula hyemalis | Clangula hyemalis | ||
| Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus | ||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Threatened | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columba fasciata | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | Non-native | |
| Inca Dove | Columbina inca | ||
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | ||
| Ruddy Ground-Dove | Columbina talpacoti | ||
| Olive-sided flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Western Wood Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | ||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | ||
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | ||
| Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | ||
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | ||
| Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | ||
| Fulvous Whistling Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | ||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | ||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | ||
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | ||
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | ||
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | ||
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | ||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | ||
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | ||
| Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax oberholseri | ||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | ||
| Gray Flycatcher | Empidonax wrightii | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | ||
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | ||
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Prairie Falcon | Falco mexicanus | ||
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | ||
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Pacific Loon | Gavia pacifica | ||
| Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | ||
| Kentucky Warbler | Geothlypis formosa | ||
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Geothlypis tolmiei | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Northern Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium gnoma | ||
| Sandhill Crane | Grus canadensis | ||
| Pinyon Jay | Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | ||
| Cassin's Finch | Haemorhous cassinii | ||
| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorus | ||
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | ||
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | ||
| Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | ||
| Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus | ||
| Bullock's Oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum | ||
| Streak-backed Oriole | Icterus pustulatus | ||
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | ||
| Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | ||
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | ||
| Varied Thrush | Ixoreus naevius | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Northern Shrike | Lanius excubitor | ||
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | ||
| Herring gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| California Gull | Larus californicus | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Heermann's Gull | Larus heermanni | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull | Larus philadelphia | ||
| Thayer's Gull | Larus thayeri | ||
| Franklin's Gull | Leucophaeus pipixcan | ||
| Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch | Leucosticte tephrocotis | ||
| Dowitchers | Limnodromus | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | ||
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | ||
| Western Screech-Owl | Megascops kennicottii | ||
| Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | ||
| Lewis' Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | ||
| Black Scoter | Melanitta americana | ||
| White-winged Scoter | Melanitta fusca | ||
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | ||
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| Common Merganser | Mergus merganser | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | ||
| Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | ||
| Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | ||
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | ||
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | ||
| Dusky-capped Flycatcher | Myiarchus tuberculifer | ||
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | ||
| Painted Redstart | Myioborus pictus | ||
| Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | ||
| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | ||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | ||
| Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | ||
| Mountain Quail | Oreortyx pictus | ||
| Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Oreothlypis celata | ||
| Lucy's Warbler | Oreothlypis luciae | ||
| Tennessee Warbler | Oreothlypis peregrina | ||
| Nashville Warbler | Oreothlypis ruficapilla | ||
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Parkesia motacilla | ||
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | ||
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Non-native | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | ||
| Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | ||
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | ||
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | ||
| Varied Bunting | Passerina versicolor | ||
| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | ||
| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||
| Phainopepla | Phainopepla nitens | ||
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | ||
| Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicaria | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | ||
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | ||
| Black-billed Magpie | Pica hudsonia | ||
| White-headed Woodpecker | Picoides albolarvatus | ||
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | ||
| Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | ||
| Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava | ||
| Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | ||
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | ||
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | ||
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | ||
| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | ||
| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Horned Grebe | Podiceps auritus | ||
| Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | ||
| Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| Mountain Chickadee | Poecile gambeli | ||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | ||
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila melanura | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinicus | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | ||
| Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | ||
| Flammulated Owl | Psiloscops flammeolus | ||
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | ||
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | ||
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | ||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| McCown's Longspur | Rhynchophanes mccownii | ||
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | ||
| Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | ||
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | ||
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | ||
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | ||
| Calliope Hummingbird | Selasphorus calliope | ||
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus | ||
| Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | ||
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Setophaga caerulescens | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Setophaga castanea | ||
| Hooded Warbler | Setophaga citrina | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga coronata | ||
| Prairie Warbler | Setophaga discolor | ||
| Yellow-throated Warbler | Setophaga dominica | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler | Setophaga fusca | ||
| Magnolia Warbler | Setophaga magnolia | ||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | ||
| Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | ||
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica | ||
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga petechia | ||
| Pine Warbler | Setophaga pinus | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | ||
| Cape May Warbler | Setophaga tigrina | ||
| Wauer 1962 (123336) | Setophaga townsendi | ||
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Setophaga virens | ||
| Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | ||
| Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | ||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | ||
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | ||
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus nuchalis | ||
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus ruber | ||
| Williamson's Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus thyroideus | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | ||
| Lawrence's Goldfinch | Spinus lawrencei | ||
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | ||
| American Goldfinch | Spinus tristis | ||
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | ||
| American Tree Sparrow | Spizella arborea | ||
| Black-chinned Sparrow | Spizella atrogularis | ||
| Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | ||
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | ||
| Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | ||
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | ||
| Least Tern | Sternula antillarum | ||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Non-native | |
| Barbary Dove | Streptopelia risoria | Non-native | |
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | ||
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Non-native | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | ||
| Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | ||
| Bendire's Thrasher | Toxostoma bendirei | ||
| Le Conte's Thrasher | Toxostoma lecontei | ||
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | ||
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytes pacificus | ||
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Rufous-backed Robin | Turdus rufopalliatus | ||
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | ||
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | ||
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | ||
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | ||
| Virginia's Warbler | Vermivora virginiae | ||
| Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | ||
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireo cassinii | ||
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | ||
| Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | ||
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | ||
| Gray Vireo | Vireo vicinior | ||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | ||
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | ||
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | ||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | ||
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | ||
| Harris' Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula |
Reptiles
36 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
36 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossy Snake | Arizona elegans | Probably Present | ||
| Tiger Whiptail | Aspidoscelis tigris | Abundant | ||
| Zebra-tailed Lizard | Callisaurus draconoides | Abundant | ||
| Western Shovel-nosed Snake | Chionactis occipitalis | Uncommon | ||
| Western Banded Gecko | Coleonyx variegatus | Common | ||
| Coachwhip | Coluber flagellum | Common | ||
| Striped Whipsnake | Coluber taeniatus | Uncommon | ||
| Sidewinder | Crotalus cerastes | Common | ||
| Speckled Rattlesnake | Crotalus mitchellii | Common | ||
| Great Basin Collared Lizard | Crotaphytus bicinctores | Common | ||
| Ring-necked Snake | Diadophis punctatus | Rare | ||
| Desert Iguana | Dipsosaurus dorsalis | Common | ||
| Southern Alligator Lizard | Elgaria multicarinata | Non-native | ||
| Panamint Alligator Lizard | Elgaria panamintina | Rare | ||
| Long-nosed Leopard Lizard | Gambelia wislizenii | Common | ||
| Desert Tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Common | Threatened | |
| Desert Nightsnake | Hypsiglena chlorophaea | Common | ||
| California Kingsnake | Lampropeltis californiae | Uncommon | ||
| Rosy Boa | Lichanura trivirgata | Uncommon | ||
| Desert Horned Lizard | Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Common | ||
| Spotted Leaf-nosed Snake | Phyllorhynchus decurtatus | Common | ||
| Gopher Snake | Pituophis catenifer | Common | ||
| Gilbert's Skink | Plestiodon "gilberti" | Uncommon | ||
| Western Threadsnake | Rena humilis | Uncommon | ||
| Long-nosed Snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei | Uncommon | ||
| Western Patch-nosed Snake | Salvadora hexalepis | Uncommon | ||
| Common Chuckwalla | Sauromalus ater | Common | ||
| Common Sagebrush Lizard | Sceloporus graciosus | Abundant | ||
| Western Fence Lizard | Sceloporus occidentalis | Common | ||
| Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard | Sceloporus uniformis | Common | ||
| Western Groundsnake | Sonora semiannulata | Common | ||
| Smith’s Black-headed Snake | Tantilla hobartsmithi | Uncommon | ||
| California Lyresnake | Trimorphodon lyrophanes | Uncommon | ||
| Mojave Fringe-toed Lizard | Uma scoparia | Common | ||
| Common Side-blotched Lizard | Uta stansburiana | Abundant | ||
| Desert Night Lizard | Xantusia vigilis | Common |
Amphibians
5 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
5 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Toad | Anaxyrus boreas | Abundant | ||
| Red-spotted Toad | Anaxyrus punctatus | Common | ||
| Inyo Mountains Slender Salamander | Batrachoseps campi | Uncommon | ||
| American Bullfrog | Lithobates catesbeianus | Common | Non-native | |
| Baja California Treefrog | Pseudacris hypochondriaca | Common |
Fish
8 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
8 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Non-native | ||
| Devils Hole pupfish | Cyprinodon diabolis | Endangered | ||
| Cottonball Marsh pupfish | Cyprinodon milleri | Common | ||
| Amargosa River pupfish | Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae | Common | ||
| Saratoga Springs pupfish | Cyprinodon nevadensis nevadensis | Common | ||
| Salt Creek pupfish | Cyprinodon salinus | Common | ||
| Western mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Common | Non-native | |
| Largemouth bass | Micropterus salmoides |
Where this comes from
NPSpecies is the National Park Service’s database of the species documented in each park. We show its vertebrate lists as published: a species is “present” when the park has confirmed it, “unconfirmed” when reports exist without verification, and “not in park” when the NPS has ruled it out (often tagged “historical” for animals that once lived there). Lists lag reality by months or years and seeing an animal is never guaranteed. Plants, insects and other invertebrates are not included here. Browse the full NPSpecies list for Death Valley.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Death Valley (DEVA) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Death Valley National Park — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Death Valley wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Death Valley?
- The NPS species list for Death Valley does not include black bear, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there wolves in Death Valley?
- The NPS species list for Death Valley does not include gray wolf, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there mountain lions in Death Valley?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Death Valley records mountain lion as present, listed as rare.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Death Valley?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Death Valley records rattlesnakes as present, listed as common.
- How many animal species live in Death Valley?
- The NPS species database lists 48 mammal, 386 bird, 35 reptile, 5 amphibian and 8 fish species as present or probably present in Death Valley, including 3 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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