Wildlife
What lives in Katmai
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Katmai: 35 mammals, 160 birds, 0 reptiles, 1 amphibians and 31 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Grizzly / brown bear
Ursus arctos
Black bear
Ursus americanus
Gray wolf
Canis lupus
Coyote
Canis latrans
Canada lynx
Lynx canadensis · Common
Wolverine
Gulo gulo
Moose
Alces alces
Caribou
Rangifer tarandus
Sea otter
Enhydra lutris kenyoni
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Uncommon
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Uncommon
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
- 42
- 54 listed
- Birds
- 175
- 222 listed
- Reptiles
- 0
- 0 listed
- Amphibians
- 1
- 1 listed
- Fish
- 36
- 44 listed
Endangered Species Act
2 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern sea lion | Eumetopias jubatus | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Steller's eider | Polysticta stelleri | Rare | Threatened |
Mammals
All 42 mammals recorded in Katmai
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada lynx | Lynx canadensis | Common | ||
| Harbor seal | Phoca vitulina | Common | ||
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | Common | ||
| Harbor porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | Uncommon | ||
| Killer whale | Orcinus orca | Uncommon | ||
| Mink | Mustela vison | Uncommon | ||
| Northern sea lion | Eumetopias jubatus | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Humpback whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Rare | ||
| American beaver | Castor canadensis | |||
| American marten | Martes americana | Probably Present | ||
| Arctic ground squirrel | Spermophilus parryii | |||
| Arctic hare | Lepus othus | Probably Present |
Show the other 30 mammals ↓The other 30
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black bear | Ursus americanus | Probably Present | ||
| Brown bear | Ursus arctos | |||
| Brown lemming | Lemmus trimucronatus | Probably Present | ||
| Caribou | Rangifer tarandus | |||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | |||
| Dusky shrew | Sorex monticolus | |||
| Eastern Sea Otter | Enhydra lutris kenyoni | |||
| Ermine | Mustela erminea | |||
| Gray wolf | Canis lupus | |||
| Hoary marmot | Marmota caligata | |||
| Least weasel | Mustela nivalis | |||
| Little brown bat | Myotis lucifugus | |||
| Masked shrew | Sorex cinereus | |||
| Meadow jumping mouse | Zapus hudsonius | |||
| Meadow vole | Microtus pennsylvanicus | |||
| Moose | Alces alces | |||
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | Probably Present | ||
| Northern bog lemming | Synaptomys borealis | |||
| Northern collared lemming | Dicrostonyx groenlandicus | Probably Present | ||
| Northern fur seal | Callorhinus ursinus | |||
| Northern redback vole | Clethrionomys rutilus | |||
| Northern river otter | Lontra canadensis | |||
| Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | |||
| Pygmy shrew | Sorex hoyi | |||
| Red squirrel | Tamiasciurus hudsonicus | |||
| Snowshoe hare | Lepus americanus | |||
| Tiny shrew | Sorex yukonicus | Probably Present | ||
| Tundra shrew | Sorex tundrensis | |||
| Tundra vole | Microtus oeconomus | |||
| Wolverine | Gulo gulo |
Birds
175 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
175 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | ||
| Sharp-shinned hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted sandpiper | Actitis macularius | ||
| Northern saw-whet owl | Aegolius acadicus | ||
| Boreal owl | Aegolius funereus | Probably Present | |
| Parakeet auklet | Aethia psittacula | ||
| Northern pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| Northern shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Green-winged teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Eurasian wigeon | Anas penelope | Probably Present | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| Greater white-fronted goose | Anser albifrons | ||
| American pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Surfbird | Aphriza virgata | ||
| Golden eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Ruddy turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ||
| Black turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | ||
| Short-eared owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Lesser scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Redhead | Aythya americana | ||
| Ring-necked duck | Aythya collaris | Probably Present | |
| Tufted duck | Aythya fuligula | Probably Present | |
| Greater scaup | Aythya marila | ||
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| Bohemian wagwing | Bombycilla garrulus | Probably Present | |
| Kittlitz's murrelet | Brachyramphus brevirostris | ||
| Marbled murrelet | Brachyramphus marmoratus | ||
| Brant | Branta bernicla | ||
| Canada goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Snowy Owl | Bubo scandiacus | ||
| Great horned owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| Common goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | ||
| Barrow's goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | ||
| Rough-legged hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Lapland longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| Baird's sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | ||
| Western sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Pectoral sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Rock sandpiper | Calidris ptilocnemis | ||
| Common redpoll | Carduelis flammea | ||
| Hoary redpoll | Carduelis hornemanni | Probably Present | |
| Pine siskin | Carduelis pinus | Probably Present | |
| Hermit thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Gray-cheeked thrush | Catharus minimus | ||
| Swainson's thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Pigeon guillemot | Cepphus columba | ||
| Rhinocerus auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata | ||
| Brown creeper | Certhia americana | ||
| Belted kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | ||
| Semipalmated plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Snow goose | Chen caerulescens | Probably Present | |
| American dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | ||
| Northern harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Long-tailed duck | Clangula hyemalis | ||
| Northern flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Rock dove | Columba livia | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Olive-sided flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Northwestern crow | Corvus caurinus | ||
| Common raven | Corvus corax | ||
| Tundra swan | Cygnus columbianus | ||
| Yellow-rumped warbler | Dendroica coronata | ||
| Yellow warbler | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Blackpoll warbler | Dendroica striata | ||
| Alder flycatcher | Empidonax alnorum | ||
| Horned lark | Eremophila alpestris | ||
| Rusty blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | ||
| Spruce grouse | Falcipennis canadensis | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Peregrin falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| Gyrfalcon | Falco rusticolus | ||
| American kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| Tufted puffin | Fratercula cirrhata | ||
| Horned puffin | Fratercula corniculata | ||
| Wilson's snipe | Gallinago delicata | ||
| Common loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Pacific loon | Gavia pacifica | ||
| Red-throated loon | Gavia stellata | ||
| Sandhill crane | Grus canadensis | ||
| Black oystercatcher | Haematopus bachmani | ||
| Bald eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Harlequin duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | ||
| Varied thrush | Ixoreus naevius | ||
| Dark-eyed junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Willow ptarmigan | Lagopus lagopus | ||
| White-tailed ptarmigan | Lagopus leucura | ||
| Rock ptarmigan | Lagopus muta | ||
| Northern shirke | Lanius excubitor | ||
| Herring gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| Mew gull | Larus canus | ||
| Glaucus-winged gull | Larus glaucescens | ||
| Glaucus gull | Larus hyperboreus | ||
| Bonaparte's gull | Larus philadelphia | ||
| Gray-crowned rosy-finch | Leucosticte tephrocotis | ||
| Short-billed dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | ||
| Marbled godwit | Limosa fedoa | ||
| Hudsonian godwit | Limosa haemastica | ||
| Hooded merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| White-winged crossbill | Loxia leucoptera | ||
| White-winged scoter | Melanitta fusca | ||
| Black scoter | Melanitta nigra | ||
| Surf scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | ||
| Lincoln's sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Song sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| Common merganser | Mergus merganser | ||
| Red-breasted merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Eastern yellow wagtail | Motacilla tschutschensis | Probably Present | |
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Fork-tailed storm-petrel | Oceanodroma furcata | ||
| Aleutian tern | Onychoprion aleuticus | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Savannah sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Fox sparrow | Passerella iliaca | ||
| Canadian jay | Perisoreus canadensis | ||
| Cliff swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | Probably Present | |
| Double-crested cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Pelagic cormorant | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | ||
| Red-faced cormorant | Phalacrocorax urile | ||
| Red-necked phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | ||
| Arctic warbler | Phylloscopus borealis | ||
| Black-billed magpie | Pica hudsonia | ||
| Black-backed woodpecker | Picoides arcticus | Probably Present | |
| American Three-toed Woodpecker | Picoides dorsalis | ||
| Downy woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | ||
| Three-toed woodpecker | Picoides tridactylus | ||
| Hairy woodpecker | Picoides villosus | Probably Present | |
| Pine grosbeak | Pinicola enucleator | ||
| Mckay's bunting | Plectrophenax hyperboreus | ||
| Snow bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | ||
| American golden-plover | Pluvialis dominica | ||
| Pacific golden-plover | Pluvialis fulva | ||
| Black-bellied plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Horned grebe | Podiceps auritus | ||
| Red-necked grebe | Podiceps grisegena | ||
| Black-capped chickadee | Poecile atricapillus | ||
| Boreal chickadee | Poecile hudsonica | ||
| Steller's eider | Polysticta stelleri | Threatened | |
| Short-tailed shearwater | Puffinus tenuirostris | Probably Present | |
| Ruby-crowned kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Golden-crowned kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| Bank swallow | Riparia riparia | ||
| Black-legged kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | ||
| Say's phoebe | Sayornis saya | ||
| Northern waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | ||
| Red-breasted nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| Common eider | Somateria mollissima | ||
| King eider | Somateria spectabilis | ||
| American tree sparrow | Spizella arborea | ||
| Long-tailed jaeger | Stercorarius longicaudus | ||
| Parasitic jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | ||
| Arctic tern | Sterna paradisaea | ||
| Great gray owl | Strix nebulosa | ||
| European starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Northern hawk owl | Surnia ulula | ||
| Ancient murrelet | Synthliboramphus antiquus | ||
| Tree swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Violet-green swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | ||
| Lesser yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Wandering tattler | Tringa incana | ||
| Greater yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Solitary sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| Pacific wren | Troglodytes pacificus | ||
| American robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Common murre | Uria aalge | ||
| Thick-billed murre | Uria lomvia | ||
| Orange-crowned warbler | Vermivora celata | ||
| Wilson's warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | ||
| Sabine's gull | Xema sabini | ||
| Golden-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | ||
| White-crowned sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys |
Amphibians
1 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
1 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood Frog | Rana sylvatica |
Fish
36 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
36 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray starsnout | Bathyagonus alascanus | Probably Present | ||
| Longnose sucker | Catostomus catostomus | Common | ||
| Pacific herring | Clupea harengus pallasii | Abundant | ||
| Humpback whitefish | Coregonus clupeaformis | Common | ||
| Least cisco | Coregonus sardinella | Common | ||
| Coastrange sculpin | Cottus aleuticus | Common | ||
| Slimy sculpin | Cottus cognatus | Abundant | ||
| Alaska blackfish | Dallia pectoralis | Uncommon | ||
| Northern pike | Esox lucius | Common | ||
| Pacific cod | Gadus macrocephalus | Probably Present | ||
| Threespine stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Abundant | ||
| Pond smelt | Hypomesus olidus | Common | ||
| Surf smelt | Hypomesus pretiosus | |||
| Northern sculpin | Icelinus borealis | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific staghorn sculpin | Leptocottus armatus | |||
| Arctic lamprey | Lethenteron japonicum | Uncommon | ||
| Variegated snailfish | Liparis gibbus | Probably Present | ||
| Burbot | Lota lota | Uncommon | ||
| Pink salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Abundant | ||
| Chum salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | Abundant | ||
| Coho salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Abundant | ||
| Rainbow trout | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Abundant | ||
| Red salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | Abundant | ||
| Chinook salmon | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Common | ||
| Arctic smelt | Osmerus mordax | Probably Present | ||
| Tubenose poacher | Pallasina barbata | |||
| Starry flounder | Platichthys stellatus | |||
| Pygmy whitefish | Prosopium coulterii | Uncommon | ||
| Round whitefish | Prosopium cylindraceum | Abundant | ||
| Ninespine stickleback | Pungitius pungitius | Abundant | ||
| Arctic char | Salvelinus alpinus | Common | ||
| Dolly varden | Salvelinus malma | Abundant | ||
| Lake trout | Salvelinus namaycush | Common | ||
| Eulachon | Thaleichthys pacificus | Common | ||
| Arctic grayling | Thymallus arcticus | Common | ||
| Pacific sandfish | Trichodon trichodon |
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 Katmai.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Katmai (KATM) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Katmai National Park & Preserve — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Katmai wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Katmai?
- Probably. The NPS lists black bear as "probably present" in Katmai.
- Are there grizzly bears in Katmai?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Katmai records grizzly / brown bear as present.
- Are there wolves in Katmai?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Katmai records gray wolf as present.
- Are there mountain lions in Katmai?
- The NPS species list for Katmai does not include mountain lion, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Katmai?
- The NPS species list for Katmai does not include rattlesnakes, so there is no record of them in the park.
- How many animal species live in Katmai?
- The NPS species database lists 35 mammal, 160 bird, 0 reptile, 1 amphibian and 31 fish species as present or probably present in Katmai, including 2 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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