Wildlife
What lives in Grand Canyon
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Grand Canyon: 91 mammals, 447 birds, 57 reptiles, 9 amphibians and 24 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Black bear
Ursus americanus · Rare
Coyote
Canis latrans · Common
Mountain lion
Puma concolor · Uncommon
Bobcat
Lynx rufus · Common
Elk
Cervus elaphus · Abundant
Bison
Bison bison · Abundant
Bighorn sheep
Ovis canadensis mexicana · Uncommon
Pronghorn
Antilocapra americana · Common
Rattlesnakes
Crotalus mitchellii · Common · any rattlesnake species
Gila monster
Heloderma suspectum · Rare
Desert tortoise
Gopherus agassizii · Rare
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Uncommon
California condor
Gymnogyps californianus · Common
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Uncommon
Gray wolf
Canis lupus youngi
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
- 91
- 107 listed · 3 non-native
- Birds
- 447
- 456 listed · 5 non-native
- Reptiles
- 62
- 76 listed
- Amphibians
- 11
- 15 listed
- Fish
- 24
- 29 listed · 20 non-native
Endangered Species Act
6 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 | |
| Southwestern Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii extimus | Rare | Endangered | |
| Yuma Clapper Rail | Rallus longirostris yumanensis | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Mexican Spotted Owl | Strix occidentalis lucida | Uncommon | Threatened | |
| Agassiz's Desert Tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Rare | Threatened | |
| Humpback Chub | Gila cypha | Uncommon | Threatened |
Mammals
All 91 mammals recorded in Grand Canyon
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Bison | Bison bison | Abundant | ||
| Elk | Cervus elaphus | Abundant | Non-native | |
| Mule Deer | Odocoileus hemionus | Abundant | ||
| Abert's Squirrel | Sciurus aberti aberti | Common | ||
| Audubon's Cottontail | Sylvilagus audubonii | Common | ||
| Big Brown Bat | Eptesicus fuscus | Common | ||
| Big Free-tailed Bat | Nyctinomops macrotis | Common | ||
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Common | ||
| Botta's Pocket Gopher | Thomomys bottae | Common | ||
| Brazilian Free-tailed Bat | Tadarida brasiliensis | Common | ||
| Brush Deermouse | Peromyscus boylii | Common | ||
| Bushy-tailed Woodrat | Neotoma cinerea | Common |
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cactus Deermouse | Peromyscus eremicus | Common | ||
| California Myotis | Myotis californicus | Common | ||
| Canyon Deermouse | Peromyscus crinitus | Common | ||
| Cliff Chipmunk | Tamias dorsalis | Common | ||
| Columbia Plateau Pocket Mouse | Perognathus parvus | Common | ||
| Common porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Common | ||
| Coronation Island vole | Microtus longicaudus | Common | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Common | ||
| Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Common | ||
| Desert Woodrat | Neotoma lepida | Common | ||
| Fringed Myotis | Myotis thysanodes | Common | ||
| Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus lateralis | Common | ||
| Kaibab Squirrel | Sciurus aberti kaibabensis | Common | ||
| Least Chipmunk | Tamias minimus | Common | ||
| Long-legged Myotis | Myotis volans | Common | ||
| Mexican Woodrat | Neotoma mexicana | Common | ||
| Northern Pocket Gopher | Thomomys talpoides | Common | ||
| Pallid Bat | Antrozous pallidus | Common | ||
| Piñon Deermouse | Peromyscus truei | Common | ||
| Pronghorn | Antilocapra americana | Common | ||
| Ringtail | Bassariscus astutus | Common | ||
| Rock Pocket Mouse | Chaetodipus intermedius | Common | ||
| Rock Squirrel | Spermophilus variegatus | Common | ||
| Stephen's Woodrat | Neotoma stephensi | Common | ||
| Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis | Common | ||
| Uinta Chipmunk | Tamias umbrinus | Common | ||
| Western Harvest Mouse | Reithrodontomys megalotis | Common | ||
| Western Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus hesperus | Common | ||
| White-tailed Antelope Squirrel | Ammospermophilus leucurus | Common | ||
| White-throated Woodrat | Neotoma albigula | Common | ||
| Yuma Myotis | Myotis yumanensis | Common | ||
| Allen's lappet-browed bat | Idionycteris phyllotis | Uncommon | ||
| American Badger | Taxidea taxus | Uncommon | ||
| American Beaver | Castor canadensis | Uncommon | ||
| Arizona Pocket Mouse | Perognathus amplus | Uncommon | ||
| Black-tailed Jack Rabbit | Lepus californicus | Uncommon | ||
| Catamount | Puma concolor | Uncommon | ||
| Chisel-toothed Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys microps | Uncommon | ||
| Colorado Chipmunk | Tamias quadrivittatus | Uncommon | ||
| Common Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Uncommon | ||
| Common Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | Uncommon | ||
| Common raccoon | Procyon lotor | Uncommon | ||
| Desert bighorn sheep | Ovis canadensis mexicana | Uncommon | ||
| Desert Fox | Vulpes macrotis | Uncommon | ||
| Dwarf Shrew | Sorex nanus | Uncommon | ||
| Greater Bonneted Bat | Eumops perotis | Uncommon | ||
| Hoary Bat | Lasiurus cinereus | Uncommon | ||
| House Mouse | Mus musculus | Uncommon | ||
| Javelina | Pecari tajacu | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Long-eared Myotis | Myotis evotis | Uncommon | ||
| Long-tailed Pocket Mouse | Chaetodipus formosus | Uncommon | ||
| Long-tailed Weasel | Mustela frenata | Uncommon | ||
| Merriam's Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys merriami | Uncommon | ||
| Mountain Cottontail | Sylvilagus nuttallii | Uncommon | ||
| Navajo Mexican vole | Microtus mexicanus | Uncommon | ||
| Northern Grasshopper Mouse | Onychomys leucogaster | Uncommon | ||
| Ord's Kangaroo Rat | Dipodomys ordii | Uncommon | ||
| Pale Townsend’s big-eared bat | Corynorhinus townsendii | Uncommon | ||
| Pinto Bat | Euderma maculatum | Uncommon | ||
| Red Squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | Uncommon | ||
| Silky Pocket Mouse | Perognathus flavus | Uncommon | ||
| Western Spotted Skunk | Spilogale gracilis | Uncommon | ||
| White-backed hog-nosed skunk | Conepatus leuconotus | Uncommon | ||
| Common Otter | Lontra canadensis | Occasional | ||
| American Black Bear | Ursus americanus | Rare | ||
| Black Bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | Rare | ||
| Crawford's Gray Shrew | Notiosorex crawfordi | Rare | ||
| Greater Western Bonneted Bat | Eumops perotis californicus | Rare | ||
| Gunnison's Prairie Dog | Cynomys gunnisoni | Rare | ||
| Harris' antelope squirrel | Ammospermophilus harrisii | Rare | ||
| Little Brown Bat | Myotis lucifugus | Rare | ||
| Merriam's Shrew | Sorex merriami | Rare | ||
| Mexican Long-tongued Bat | Choeronycteris mexicana | Rare | ||
| Pocketed Free-tailed Bat | Nyctinomops femorosaccus | Rare | ||
| Red Bat | Lasiurus blossevillii | Rare | ||
| Southwestern Myotis | Myotis auriculus | Rare | ||
| Spotted Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus spilosoma | Rare | ||
| White-nosed Coati | Nasua narica | Rare | ||
| Ass | Equus asinus | Non-native |
Birds
447 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
447 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Redpoll | Acanthis flammea | ||
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | ||
| 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 | ||
| White-throated Swift | Aeronautes saxatalis saxatalis | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps | ||
| Rufous-crowned Sparrow | Aimophila ruficeps scottii | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | ||
| Chukar | Alectoris chukar | Non-native | |
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | ||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum perpallidus | ||
| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | ||
| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata deserticola | ||
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American Wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Common Teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Cinnamon Teal | Anas cyanoptera | ||
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope | ||
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | ||
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Western Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma californica | ||
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Black-chinned Hummingbird | Archilochus alexandri | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Sage Sparrow | Artemisiospiza belli | ||
| Sage Sparrow | Artemisiospiza nevadensis | ||
| 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 | ||
| Juniper Titmouse | Baeolophus ridgwayi ridgwayi | ||
| Bridled Titmouse | Baeolophus wollweberi | ||
| 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 | ||
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus pacificus | ||
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus pallescens | ||
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| 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 | ||
| Common Black Hawk | Buteogallus anthracinus | ||
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | ||
| Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | ||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | ||
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Gambel's Quail | Callipepla gambelii | ||
| Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | ||
| Costa’s Hummingbird | Calypte costae | ||
| Cactus Wren | Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus | ||
| Mexican Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus arizonae | ||
| Wilson's Warbler | Cardellina pusilla | ||
| Wilson's warbler | Cardellina pusilla chryseola | ||
| Wilson's warbler | Cardellina pusilla pusilla | ||
| Red-faced Warbler | Cardellina rubrifrons | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | ||
| Greater Sage Grouse | Centrocercus urophasianus | ||
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | ||
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana montana | ||
| Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi | ||
| 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 | ||
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus strigatus | ||
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor henryi | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull | Chroicocephalus philadelphia | ||
| American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | ||
| American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus unicolor | ||
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | ||
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | ||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Threatened | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus cafer | ||
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus luteus | ||
| Rock Pigeon | Columba livia | ||
| Inca Dove | Columbina inca | ||
| Common Ground Dove | Columbina passerina | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Greater Pewee | Contopus pertinax | ||
| Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus sordidulus | ||
| Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus sordidulus saturatus | ||
| Western Wood-Pewee | Contopus sordidulus veliei | ||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | ||
| Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris | ||
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | ||
| Steller’s Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | ||
| Trumpeter Swan | Cygnus buccinator | ||
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | ||
| Dusky Grouse | Dendragapus obscurus | ||
| Blue Grouse | Dendragapus obscurus obscurus | ||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | ||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | ||
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | ||
| Pacific-Slope Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | ||
| Pacific-Slope Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis difficilis | ||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | ||
| Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax oberholseri | ||
| Cordilleran Flycatcher | Empidonax occidentalis | ||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | ||
| Little Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii brewsteri | ||
| Southwestern Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii extimus | Endangered | |
| Gray Flycatcher | Empidonax wrightii | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris enthymia | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris leucolaema | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris occidentalis | ||
| Magnificent Hummingbird | Eugenes fulgens | ||
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | ||
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius columbarius | ||
| Prairie Falcon | Falco mexicanus | ||
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| American Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus anatum | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius sparverius | ||
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | ||
| Common snipe | Gallinago gallinago | ||
| Common Gallinule | Gallinula galeata | Present · Adjacent | |
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Pacific Diver | Gavia pacifica | ||
| Greater Roadrunner | Geococcyx californianus | ||
| Kentucky warbler | Geothlypis formosa | ||
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Geothlypis tolmiei | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas campicola | ||
| Northern Pygmy-Owl | Glaucidium gnoma | ||
| Sandhill Crane | Grus canadensis | ||
| California Condor | Gymnogyps californianus | ||
| Pinyon Jay | Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus | ||
| Cassin's Finch | Haemorhous cassinii | ||
| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus | ||
| House Finch | Haemorhous mexicanus frontalis | ||
| Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus | ||
| Purple Finch | Haemorhous purpureus californicus | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorum | ||
| Evening Grosbeak | Hesperiphona vespertina | ||
| Evening Grosbeak | Hesperiphona vespertina brooksi | ||
| Evening Grosbeak | Hesperiphona vespertina montana | ||
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | ||
| Caspian Tern | Hydroprogne caspia | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | ||
| Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | ||
| Hooded Oriole | Icterus cucullatus | ||
| Northern Oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Scott's Oriole | Icterus parisorum | ||
| Streak-backed Oriole | Icterus pustulatus | ||
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | ||
| Ixobrychus exilis | Ixobrychus exilis | ||
| Varied Thrush | Ixoreus naevius | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Gray-headed race) | Junco hyemalis caniceps | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Cassiar) | Junco hyemalis cismontanus | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Red-backed) | Junco hyemalis dorsalis | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Slate-colored race) | Junco hyemalis hyemalis | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Pink-sided race) | Junco hyemalis mearnsi | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon race) | Junco hyemalis shufeldti | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco (Oregon race) | Junco hyemalis thurberi | ||
| Great Grey Shrike | Lanius excubitor | ||
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | ||
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus excubitorides | ||
| European Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| California Gull | Larus californicus | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Franklin's Gull | Larus pipixcan | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Leiothlypis celata | ||
| Leiothlypis celata orestera | Leiothlypis celata orestera | ||
| Lucy’s Warbler | Leiothlypis luciae | ||
| Nashville Warbler | Leiothlypis ruficapilla | ||
| Black Rosy-finch | Leucosticte atrata | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | ||
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra bendirei | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra grinnelli | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra stricklandi | ||
| Two-barred Crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Megaceryle alcyon | ||
| Western Screech-owl | Megascops kennicottii | ||
| Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | ||
| Lewis's Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | ||
| White-winged Scoter | Melanitta fusca | ||
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | ||
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | ||
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii lincolnii | ||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia montana | ||
| Canyon Towhee | Melozone fusca | ||
| 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 | Non-native | |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater obscurus | Non-native | |
| White Wagtail | Motacilla alba | ||
| Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | ||
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | ||
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | ||
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens cinerascens | ||
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | ||
| Painted Redstart | Myioborus pictus | ||
| Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | ||
| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | ||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Sage Thrasher | Oreoscoptes montanus | ||
| Tennessee Warbler | Oreothlypis peregrina | ||
| Virginia's Warbler | Oreothlypis virginiae | ||
| Flammulated Owl | Otus flammeolus | ||
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Northern Waterthrush | Parkesia noveboracensis | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | ||
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis nevadensis | ||
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | ||
| Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | ||
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea | ||
| Blue Grosbeak | Passerina caerulea interfusa | ||
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | ||
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata | ||
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Patagioenas fasciata fasciata | ||
| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | ||
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
| Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||
| Olive Warbler | Peucedramus taeniatus | ||
| Phainopepla | Phainopepla nitens | ||
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Neotropic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax brasilianus | ||
| Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | ||
| Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | ||
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | ||
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | ||
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus melanocephalus | ||
| Black-billed magpie | Pica hudsonia | ||
| American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides dorsalis | ||
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | ||
| Ladder-backed Woodpecker | Picoides scalaris | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Pine Siskin | Pinicola enucleator | ||
| Pine Grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator montana | ||
| Green-tailed Towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | ||
| Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | ||
| Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus montanus | ||
| Hepatic Tanager | Piranga flava | ||
| Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | ||
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | ||
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | ||
| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | ||
| 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 | ||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea amoenissima | ||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea obscura | ||
| Black-tailed Gnatcatcher | Polioptila melanura | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus confinis | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | ||
| Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | ||
| Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus plumbeus | ||
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | ||
| Great-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus mexicanus | ||
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | ||
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| Mangrove Rail | Rallus longirostris | ||
| Yuma Clapper Rail | Rallus longirostris yumanensis | Endangered | |
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | ||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula calendula | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa olivaceus | ||
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | ||
| Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | ||
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | ||
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | ||
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya saya | ||
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | ||
| Broad-tailed Hummingbird | Selasphorus platycercus | ||
| Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | ||
| American Yellow Warbler | Setophaga aestiva | ||
| Yellow Warbler | Setophaga aestiva morcomi | ||
| Northern Parula | Setophaga americana | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Setophaga auduboni auduboni | ||
| 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 | ||
| Grace’s Warbler | Setophaga graciae | ||
| Magnolia warbler | Setophaga magnolia | ||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens | ||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Setophaga nigrescens halseii | ||
| Hermit Warbler | Setophaga occidentalis | ||
| Palm Warbler | Setophaga palmarum | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Setophaga pensylvanica | ||
| Mangrove Warbler | Setophaga petechia | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler | Setophaga striata | ||
| Townsend’s Warbler | Setophaga townsendi | ||
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Setophaga virens | ||
| Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | ||
| Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | ||
| Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana bairdi | ||
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | ||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis nelsoni | ||
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | ||
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea melanotis | ||
| Red-naped Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus nuchalis | ||
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus ruber | ||
| Williamson's Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus thyroideus | ||
| Williamson's Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus thyroideus nataliae | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | ||
| Lawrence’s Goldfinch | Spinus lawrencei | ||
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus | ||
| Pine Siskin | Spinus pinus pinus | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Spinus psaltria hesperophilus | ||
| 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 | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina arizonae | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Calliope Hummingbird | Stellula calliope | ||
| Jaegers | Stercorarius | ||
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | ||
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | ||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Non-native | |
| Spotted Owl | Strix occidentalis | ||
| Mexican Spotted Owl | Strix occidentalis lucida | Threatened | |
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | ||
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | ||
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Non-native | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | ||
| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina thalassina | ||
| Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | ||
| Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii eremophilus | ||
| Bendire's Thrasher | Toxostoma bendirei | ||
| Crissal Thrasher | Toxostoma crissale | ||
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Willet | Tringa semipalmata | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria cinnamomea | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon parkmanii | ||
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes hiemalis | ||
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytes pacificus | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius propinquus | ||
| Rufous-backed Thrush | Turdus rufopalliatus | ||
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | ||
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | ||
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | ||
| Cassin's Kingbird | Tyrannus vociferans | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | ||
| Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | ||
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireo cassinii | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus brewsteri | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus swainsoni | ||
| Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | ||
| Vireo olivaceus olivaceus | Vireo olivaceus olivaceus | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | ||
| Plumbeous Vireo | Vireo plumbeus | ||
| Vireo plumbeus plumbeus | Vireo plumbeus plumbeus | ||
| Gray Vireo | Vireo vicinior | ||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | ||
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | ||
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | ||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura marginella | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | ||
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | ||
| White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii | ||
| White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys oriantha | ||
| Harris' Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula |
Reptiles
62 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
62 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossy Snake | Arizona elegans | Probably Present | ||
| Zebra-tailed Lizard | Callisaurus draconoides | Uncommon | ||
| Little Striped Whiptail | Cnemidophorus inornatus | Rare | ||
| Western Whiptail | Cnemidophorus tigris | Abundant | ||
| Northern Whiptail | Cnemidophorus tigris septentrionalis | |||
| Plateau Striped Whiptail | Cnemidophorus velox | Common | ||
| Western Banded Gecko | Coleonyx variegatus | Uncommon | ||
| Western Diamondback Rattlesnake | Crotalus atrox | Probably Present | ||
| Speckled Rattlesnake | Crotalus mitchellii | Common | ||
| Black-tailed Rattlesnake | Crotalus molossus | Uncommon | ||
| Grand Canyon rattlesnake | Crotalus oreganus abyssus | Rare | ||
| Great Basin Rattlesnake | Crotalus oreganus lutosus | |||
| Mohave Green | Crotalus scutulatus | Probably Present | ||
| Prairie Rattlesnake | Crotalus viridis | Common | ||
| Hopi Rattlesnake | Crotalus viridis nuntius | |||
| Desert Collared Lizard | Crotaphytus bicinctores | Common | ||
| Collared Lizard | Crotaphytus collaris | Common | ||
| Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus | Occasional | ||
| Many-lined Skink | Eumeces multivirgatus | Rare | ||
| Eumeces multivirgatus epipleurotus | Eumeces multivirgatus epipleurotus | |||
| Western Skink | Eumeces skiltonianus | Common | ||
| Longnose Leopard Lizard | Gambelia wislizenii | Probably Present | ||
| Agassiz's Desert Tortoise | Gopherus agassizii | Rare | Threatened | |
| Gila Monster | Heloderma suspectum | Rare | ||
| Common Earless Lizard | Holbrookia maculata | Probably Present | ||
| Night Snake | Hypsiglena torquata | Rare | ||
| Common Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula | Uncommon | ||
| California Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula californiae | |||
| Sonoran Mountain Kingsnake | Lampropeltis pyromelana | Uncommon | ||
| Utah Mountain Kingsnake | Lampropeltis pyromelana infralabialis | |||
| Western Slender Blind Snake | Leptotyphlops humilis | Rare | ||
| Coachwhip | Masticophis flagellum | Uncommon | ||
| Red Coachwhip | Masticophis flagellum piceus | Uncommon | ||
| Striped Whipsnake | Masticophis taeniatus | Common | ||
| Desert Striped Whipsnake | Masticophis taeniatus taeniatus | Common | ||
| Greater Short-horned Lizard | Phrynosoma hernandesi | Common | ||
| Desert Horned Lizard | Phrynosoma platyrhinos | Uncommon | ||
| Bullsnake | Pituophis catenifer | Common | ||
| Sonoran Gopher Snake | Pituophis catenifer affinis | Common | ||
| Great Basin Gopher Snake | Pituophis catenifer deserticola | Common | ||
| Long-nosed Snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei | Uncommon | ||
| Western Long-nosed Snake | Rhinocheilus lecontei lecontei | Rare | ||
| Western Patchnose Snake | Salvadora hexalepis | Uncommon | ||
| Mojave Patch-nosed Snake | Salvadora hexalepis mojavensis | Uncommon | ||
| Common Chuckwalla | Sauromalus ater | |||
| Spiny Lizards | Sceloporus | |||
| Sagebrush Lizard | Sceloporus graciosus | Abundant | ||
| Northern Sagebrush Lizard | Sceloporus graciosus graciosus | |||
| Desert Spiny Lizard | Sceloporus magister | Abundant | ||
| Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard | Sceloporus magister uniformis | Common | ||
| Eastern Fence Lizard | Sceloporus undulatus | Abundant | ||
| Northern Plateau Lizard | Sceloporus undulatus elongatus | |||
| Southern Plateau Lizard | Sceloporus undulatus tristichus | |||
| Ground Snake | Sonora semiannulata | Rare | ||
| Southwestern Black-headed Snake | Tantilla hobartsmithi | Rare | ||
| Western Terrestrial Garter Snake | Thamnophis elegans | Uncommon | ||
| Wandering Garter Snake | Thamnophis elegans vagrans | Uncommon | ||
| Western Lyre Snake | Trimorphodon biscutatus | Rare | ||
| Ornate Tree Lizard | Urosaurus ornatus | Abundant | ||
| Northern Cliff Lizard | Urosaurus ornatus wrighti | |||
| Common Side-blotched Lizard | Uta stansburiana | Abundant | ||
| Desert Night Lizard | Xantusia vigilis | Rare |
Amphibians
11 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
11 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma mavortium nebulosum | Rare | ||
| Tiger Salamander | Ambystoma tigrinum | Uncommon | ||
| Great Plains Toad | Anaxyrus cognatus | Rare | ||
| Red-spotted Toad | Anaxyrus punctatus | Abundant | ||
| Woodhouse's Toad | Anaxyrus woodhousii woodhousii | Abundant | ||
| Canyon Treefrog | Hyla arenicolor | Abundant | ||
| Northern Leopard Frog | Lithobates pipiens | Probably Present · Historical | ||
| Lowland Leopard Frog | Lithobates yavapaiensis | Rare | ||
| Western Spadefoot | Spea hammondii | |||
| Great Basin Spadefoot Toad | Spea intermontana | Uncommon | ||
| Mexican Spadefoot | Spea multiplicata | Probably Present |
Fish
24 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
24 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Bullhead | Ameiurus melas | Rare | Non-native | |
| Yellow Bullhead | Ameiurus natalis | Occasional | Non-native | |
| Bluehead sucker | Catostomus discobolus | Common | ||
| Flannelmouth Sucker | Catostomus latipinnis | Common | ||
| Red Shiner | Cyprinella lutrensis | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Common carp | Cyprinus carpio | Common | Non-native | |
| Threadfin shad | Dorosoma petenense | Rare | Non-native | |
| Plains killifish | Fundulus zebrinus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Mosquitofish | Gambusia affinis | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Humpback Chub | Gila cypha | Uncommon | Threatened | |
| Channel Catfish | Ictalurus punctatus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Green Sunfish | Lepomis cyanellus | Rare | Non-native | |
| Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | Rare | Non-native | |
| Smallmouth Bass | Micropterus dolomieu | Non-native | ||
| Largemouth Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Rare | Non-native | |
| Maryland Bass hybrid | Morone saxatilis | Rare | Non-native | |
| Golden Shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | Rare | Non-native | |
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Non-native | ||
| Fathead Minnow | Pimephales promelas | Common | Non-native | |
| Black Crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Non-native | ||
| Speckled Dace | Rhinichthys osculus | Common | ||
| Brown trout | Salmo trutta | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Aurora trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Rare | Non-native | |
| Walleye | Sander vitreus | Rare | Non-native |
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 Grand Canyon.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Grand Canyon (GRCA) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Grand Canyon National Park — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Grand Canyon wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Grand Canyon?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Grand Canyon records black bear as present, listed as rare.
- Are there wolves in Grand Canyon?
- No. The NPS species list marks gray wolf as "not in park" for Grand Canyon.
- Are there mountain lions in Grand Canyon?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Grand Canyon records mountain lion as present, listed as uncommon.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Grand Canyon?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Grand Canyon records rattlesnakes as present, listed as common.
- How many animal species live in Grand Canyon?
- The NPS species database lists 91 mammal, 447 bird, 57 reptile, 9 amphibian and 24 fish species as present or probably present in Grand Canyon, including 6 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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