Wildlife
What lives in Redwood
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Redwood: 85 mammals, 288 birds, 23 reptiles, 19 amphibians and 112 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 · Common
Coyote
Canis latrans · Uncommon
Mountain lion
Puma concolor · Uncommon
Bobcat
Lynx rufus · Common
Elk
Cervus elaphus roosevelti · Abundant
Rattlesnakes
Crotalus oreganus · Uncommon · any rattlesnake species
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Uncommon
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Uncommon
Grizzly / brown bear
Ursus arctos · Historical
Gray wolf
Canis lupus · Historical
Wolverine
Gulo gulo · Historical
Sea otter
Enhydra lutris · Historical
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
- 102
- 154 listed · 5 non-native
- Birds
- 310
- 503 listed · 39 non-native
- Reptiles
- 29
- 38 listed
- Amphibians
- 20
- 33 listed · 1 non-native
- Fish
- 190
- 248 listed · 18 non-native
Endangered Species Act
14 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Killer Whale | Orcinus orca | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Marbled Murrelet | Brachyramphus marmoratus | Abundant | Threatened | |
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Occasional | Threatened · Non-native | |
| Loggerhead | Caretta caretta | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Common Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Probably Present | Threatened | |
| Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Olive Ridley | Lepidochelys olivacea | Threatened | ||
| Coho Salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Common | Threatened | |
| Steelhead Trout (fall run) | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Abundant | Threatened | |
| Chinook Salmon (fall run) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Common | Threatened |
Mammals
All 102 mammals recorded in Redwood
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Elk | Cervus elaphus roosevelti | Abundant | ||
| Black Bear | Ursus americanus | Common | ||
| Black-Tailed Deer | Odocoileus hemionus columbianus | Common | ||
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Common | ||
| Botta's Pocket Gopher | Thomomys bottae | Common | ||
| Brush Rabbit | Sylvilagus bachmani | Common | ||
| Bushy-Tailed Woodrat | Neotoma cinerea | Common | ||
| California Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus beecheyi | Common | ||
| California Myotis | Myotis californicus | Common | ||
| California Sea Lion | Zalophus californianus | Common | ||
| California Vole | Microtus californicus | Common | ||
| Deer Mouse | Peromyscus maniculatus | Common |
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas' Squirrel | Tamiasciurus douglasii | Common | ||
| Dusky-Footed Woodrat | Neotoma fuscipes | Common | ||
| Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Common | ||
| Gray Whale | Eschrichtius robustus | Common | ||
| Harbor Porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | Common | ||
| Harbor Seal | Phoca vitulina | Common | ||
| Northern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys sabrinus | Common | ||
| Northern Sea Lion (Stellar) | Eumetopias jubatus | Common | ||
| Raccoon | Procyon lotor | Common | ||
| River otter | Lutra canadensis pacifica | Common | ||
| Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis | Common | ||
| Virginia Opossum | Didelphis virginiana | Common | Non-native | |
| Beaver | Castor canadensis | Uncommon | ||
| Black-Tailed Hare | Lepus californicus | Uncommon | ||
| Common Dolphin | Delphinus delphis | Uncommon | ||
| Cougar | Puma concolor | Uncommon | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Uncommon | ||
| Elephant Seal | Mirounga angustirostris | Uncommon | ||
| Ermine | Mustela erminea | Uncommon | ||
| Longtail Weasel | Mustela frenata | Uncommon | ||
| Martes pennanti pacifica | Martes pennanti pacifica | Uncommon | ||
| Mink | Mustela vison | Uncommon | ||
| Muskrat | Ondatra zibethicus | Uncommon | ||
| Porcupine | Erethizon dorsatum | Uncommon | ||
| Red Fox | Vulpes vulpes | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Ringtail | Bassariscus astutus | Uncommon | ||
| Spotted Skunk | Spilogale gracilis | Uncommon | ||
| Western Gray Squirrel | Sciurus griseus | Uncommon | ||
| Western Harvest Mouse | Reithrodontomys megalotis | Uncommon | ||
| Black right whale | Balaena glacialis | Occasional | ||
| Blue Whale | Balaenoptera musculus | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Dall Porpoise | Phocoenoides dalli | Occasional | ||
| False Killer Whale | Pseudorca crassidens | Occasional | ||
| Fin Whale | Balaenoptera physalus | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Goosebeak Whale | Ziphius cavirostris | Occasional | ||
| Grampus | Grampus griseus | Occasional | ||
| Killer Whale | Orcinus orca | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Minke Whale | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | Occasional | ||
| North Pacific Bottlenose Whale (Baird's Beaked) | Berardius bairdii | Occasional | ||
| Pacific White-Sided Dolphin | Lagenorhynchus obliquidens | Occasional | ||
| Pygmy Sperm Whale | Kogia breviceps | Occasional | ||
| Sei Whale | Balaenoptera borealis | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Short-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala macrorhynchus | Occasional | ||
| Sperm Whale | Physeter macrocephalus | Occasional | Endangered | |
| Humpback Whale | Megaptera novaeangliae | Rare | ||
| Allen's Chipmunk | Tamias senex | |||
| American Water Shrew | Sorex palustris | Probably Present | ||
| Bering Sea beaked whale | Mesoplodon stejnegeri | Probably Present | ||
| Big Brown Bat | Eptesicus fuscus | |||
| Black Rat | Rattus rattus | Non-native | ||
| Broad-Footed Mole | Scapanus latimanus | Probably Present | ||
| Brush Deermouse | Peromyscus boylii | Probably Present | ||
| Coast Mole | Scapanus orarius | |||
| Creeping Vole | Microtus oregoni | |||
| Fog Shrew | Sorex sonomae | |||
| Fringed Myotis | Myotis thysanodes | Probably Present | ||
| Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel | Spermophilus lateralis | Probably Present | ||
| Hoary Bat | Lasiurus cinereus | |||
| House Mouse | Mus musculus | Non-native | ||
| Little Brown Myotis | Myotis lucifugus | Probably Present | ||
| Long-Eared Myotis | Myotis evotis | Probably Present | ||
| Long-Legged Myotis | Myotis volans | |||
| Long-Tailed Vole | Microtus longicaudus | Probably Present | ||
| Marsh Shrew | Sorex bendirii | |||
| Mexican free-tailed Bat | Tadarida brasiliensis | Probably Present | ||
| Mountain Beaver | Aplodontia rufa | |||
| Mule-eared bat | Corynorhinus townsendii | |||
| Northern Fur Seal | Callorhinus ursinus | Probably Present | ||
| Northern Right Whale Dolphin | Lissodelphis borealis | Probably Present | ||
| Norway Rat | Rattus norvegicus | Non-native | ||
| Pacific Jumping Mouse | Zapus trinotatus | |||
| Pacific Shrew | Sorex pacificus | |||
| Pallid Bat | Antrozous pallidus | |||
| Phenacomys albipes | Phenacomys albipes | |||
| Phenacomys longicaudus | Phenacomys longicaudus | |||
| Pinyon Mouse | Peromyscus truei | Probably Present | ||
| Red Tree Vole (Sonoma) | Arborimus longicaudus | |||
| Shrew-Mole | Neurotrichus gibbsii | |||
| Silver-Haired Bat | Lasionycteris noctivagans | |||
| Siskiyou Chipmunk | Tamias siskiyou | |||
| Sonoma Chipmunk | Tamias sonomae | Probably Present | ||
| Spotted Bat | Euderma maculatum | Probably Present | ||
| Townsend Mole | Scapanus townsendii | |||
| Townsend's Chipmunk | Tamias townsendii | Probably Present | ||
| Townsend's Vole | Microtus townsendii | |||
| Trowbridge Shrew | Sorex trowbridgii | |||
| Vagrant Shrew | Sorex vagrans | |||
| Western Red-Backed Vole | Clethrionomys californicus | Probably Present | ||
| White-Footed Vole | Arborimus albipes | |||
| Yuma Myotis | Myotis yumanensis |
Birds
310 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
310 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Northern Goshawk | Accipiter gentilis | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularia | ||
| Clark's Grebe | Aechmophorus clarkii | ||
| Western Grebe | Aechmophorus occidentalis | ||
| Northern Saw-whet Owl | Aegolius acadicus | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | ||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | ||
| Sage Sparrow | Amphispiza belli | Non-native | |
| Black-throated Sparrow | Amphispiza bilineata | Non-native | |
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American Wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Cinnamon Teal | Anas cyanoptera | ||
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope | Non-native | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| Greater White-fronted Goose | Anser albifrons | Non-native | |
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Western Scrub Jay | Aphelocoma californica | ||
| Surfbird | Aphriza virgata | ||
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ||
| Black Turnstone | Arenaria melanocephala | ||
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | Non-native | |
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Redhead | Aythya americana | ||
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | ||
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| Bohemian Waxwing | Bombycilla garrulus | Non-native | |
| Ruffed Grouse | Bonasa umbellus | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| Marbled Murrelet | Brachyramphus marmoratus | Threatened | |
| Brant | Branta bernicla | Non-native | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | ||
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | ||
| Barrow's Goldeneye | Bucephala islandica | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | ||
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | ||
| Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | ||
| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | ||
| Chestnut-collared Longspur | Calcarius ornatus | ||
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | ||
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | Probably Present | |
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Rock Sandpiper | Calidris ptilocnemis | Probably Present | |
| Red-necked Stint | Calidris ruficollis | ||
| California Quail | Callipepla californica | ||
| Anna's Hummingbird | Calypte anna | ||
| Lawrence's Goldfinch | Carduelis lawrencei | ||
| Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | ||
| Lesser Goldfinch | Carduelis psaltria | ||
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | ||
| House Finch | Carpodacus mexicanus | ||
| Purple Finch | Carpodacus purpureus | ||
| Great Egret | Casmerodius albus | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Canyon Wren | Catherpes mexicanus | Non-native | |
| Willet | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | ||
| Pigeon Guillemot | Cepphus columba | ||
| Rhinoceros Auklet | Cerorhinca monocerata | ||
| Brown Creeper | Certhia americana | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | ||
| Vaux's Swift | Chaetura vauxi | ||
| Wrentit | Chamaea fasciata | ||
| Snowy Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | ||
| Mountain Plover | Charadrius montanus | ||
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | Non-native | |
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| American Dipper | Cinclus mexicanus | ||
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | ||
| Oldsquaw | Clangula hyemalis | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Evening Grosbeak | Coccothraustes vespertinus | ||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | Threatened · Non-native | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Band-tailed Pigeon | Columba fasciata | ||
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Western Wood-pewee | Contopus sordidulus | ||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
| Common Raven | Corvus corax | ||
| Steller's Jay | Cyanocitta stelleri | ||
| Tundra Swan | Cygnus columbianus | ||
| Mute Swan | Cygnus olor | Non-native | |
| Black Swift | Cypseloides niger | Non-native | |
| Blue Grouse | Dendragapus obscurus | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | ||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Dendroica nigrescens | ||
| Hermit Warbler | Dendroica occidentalis | ||
| Palm Warbler | Dendroica palmarum | Non-native | |
| Yellow Warbler | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Townsend's Warbler | Dendroica townsendi | ||
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Dendroica virens | ||
| Black-footed Albatross | Diomedea nigripes | ||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | Non-native | |
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | ||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | Non-native | |
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | ||
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus caeruleus | ||
| Pacific-slope Flycatcher | Empidonax difficilis | ||
| Hammond's Flycatcher | Empidonax hammondii | Non-native | |
| Dusky Flycatcher | Empidonax oberholseri | ||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | ||
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | Non-native | |
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| Tufted Puffin | Fratercula cirrhata | ||
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | Non-native | |
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Northern Fulmar | Fulmarus glacialis | ||
| Common Snipe | Gallinago gallinago | ||
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Pacific Loon | Gavia pacifica | ||
| Red-throated Loon | Gavia stellata | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Northern Pygmy Owl | Glaucidium gnoma | ||
| Blue Grosbeak | Guiraca caerulea | ||
| Black Oystercatcher | Haematopus bachmani | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Wandering Tattler | Heteroscelus incanus | ||
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | Probably Present | |
| Cliff Swallow | Hirundo pyrrhonota | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Harlequin Duck | Histrionicus histrionicus | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | ||
| Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | ||
| Northern oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | Non-native | |
| Varied Thrush | Ixoreus naevius | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Northern Shrike | Lanius excubitor | ||
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| California Gull | Larus californicus | Probably Present | |
| Mew Gull | Larus canus | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Glaucous-winged Gull | Larus glaucescens | ||
| Heermann's Gull | Larus heermanni | ||
| Glaucous Gull | Larus hyperboreus | Non-native | |
| Western Gull | Larus occidentalis | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull | Larus philadelphia | ||
| Franklin's Gull | Larus pipixcan | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Thayer's Gull | Larus thayeri | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | Probably Present | |
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | Probably Present | |
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | ||
| Hudsonian Godwit | Limosa haemastica | Non-native | |
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Non-native | |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Red Crossbill | Loxia curvirostra | ||
| Acorn Woodpecker | Melanerpes formicivorus | ||
| Lewis' Woodpecker | Melanerpes lewis | ||
| White-winged Scoter | Melanitta fusca | ||
| Black Scoter | Melanitta nigra | Probably Present | |
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | ||
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | Non-native | |
| 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 | Probably Present | Non-native |
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | ||
| Townsend's Solitaire | Myadestes townsendi | ||
| Ash-throated Flycatcher | Myiarchus cinerascens | ||
| Clark's Nutcracker | Nucifraga columbiana | Non-native | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | ||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Snowy Owl | Nyctea scandiaca | Non-native | |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma furcata | ||
| Leach's Storm-Petrel | Oceanodroma leucorhoa | ||
| MacGillivray's Warbler | Oporornis tolmiei | ||
| Mountain Quail | Oreortyx pictus | ||
| Western Screech Owl | Otus kennicottii | ||
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Northern Parula Warbler | Parula americana | Non-native | |
| Black-capped Chickadee | Parus atricapillus | ||
| Chestnut-backed Chickadee | Parus rufescens | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Non-native | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Fox Sparrow | Passerella iliaca | ||
| Lazuli Bunting | Passerina amoena | ||
| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | Non-native | |
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
| Gray Jay | Perisoreus canadensis | ||
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Pelagic Cormorant | Phalacrocorax pelagicus | ||
| Brandt's Cormorant | Phalacrocorax penicillatus | ||
| Common Poorwill | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii | Probably Present | |
| Red Phalarope | Phalaropus fulicaria | ||
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | ||
| Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | Probably Present | |
| Ring-necked Pheasant | Phasianus colchicus | Non-native | |
| Black-headed Grosbeak | Pheucticus melanocephalus | ||
| Ruff | Philomachus pugnax | ||
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Green-tailed towhee | Pipilo chlorurus | Probably Present | |
| California Towhee | Pipilo crissalis | ||
| Spotted Towhee | Pipilo maculatus | ||
| Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | ||
| Snow Bunting | Plectrophenax nivalis | Probably Present | Non-native |
| American Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | Probably Present | |
| Pacific Golden-Plover | Pluvialis fulva | Probably Present | |
| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Horned Grebe | Podiceps auritus | ||
| Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | ||
| Eared Grebe | Podiceps nigricollis | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | Non-native | |
| Bushtit | Psaltriparus minimus | ||
| Cassin's Auklet | Ptychoramphus aleuticus | ||
| Sooty Shearwater | Puffinus griseus | ||
| Short-tailed Shearwater | Puffinus tenuirostris | ||
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | ||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Golden-crowned Kinglet | Regulus satrapa | ||
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | ||
| Black-legged Kittiwake | Rissa tridactyla | ||
| Rock Wren | Salpinctes obsoletus | Probably Present | |
| Black Phoebe | Sayornis nigricans | ||
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | ||
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapillus | Non-native | |
| Rufous Hummingbird | Selasphorus rufus | ||
| Allen's Hummingbird | Selasphorus sasin | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | ||
| Western Bluebird | Sialia mexicana | ||
| Red-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta canadensis | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | ||
| Pygmy Nuthatch | Sitta pygmaea | ||
| Red-breasted Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus ruber | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | Non-native | |
| American Tree Sparrow | Spizella arborea | Non-native | |
| Brewer's Sparrow | Spizella breweri | Non-native | |
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Probably Present | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | ||
| Caspian Tern | Sterna caspia | ||
| Elegant Tern | Sterna elegans | ||
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | Probably Present | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | ||
| Arctic Tern | Sterna paradisaea | ||
| Great Gray Owl | Strix nebulosa | Non-native | |
| Spotted Owl | Strix occidentalis | ||
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | ||
| Western Meadowlark | Sturnella neglecta | ||
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Non-native | |
| Ancient Murrelet | Synthliboramphus antiquus | ||
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Violet-green Swallow | Tachycineta thalassina | ||
| Bewick's Wren | Thryomanes bewickii | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Solitairy Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Pacific Wren | Troglodytes pacificus | ||
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Tropical Kingbird | Tyrannus melancholicus | Non-native | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | Non-native | |
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Common Murre | Uria aalge | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Vermivora celata | ||
| Nashville Warbler | Vermivora ruficapilla | ||
| Cassin's Vireo | Vireo cassinii | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | ||
| Hutton's Vireo | Vireo huttoni | ||
| Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | ||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | Non-native | |
| Sabine's Gull | Xema sabini | ||
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-throated Sparrow | Zonotrichia albicollis | ||
| Golden-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia atricapilla | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys | ||
| Harris' Sparrow | Zonotrichia querula |
Reptiles
29 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
29 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Pacific Pond Turtle | Actinemys marmorata | |||
| Loggerhead | Caretta caretta | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Pacific Rubber Boa | Charina bottae | Occasional | ||
| Common Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Probably Present | Threatened | |
| Western Yellow-Bellied Racer | Coluber constrictor | Abundant | ||
| Western Yellow-bellied Racer | Coluber constrictor mormon | Probably Present | ||
| Sharp-Tailed Snake | Contia tenuis | Uncommon | ||
| Northern Pacific Rattlesnake | Crotalus oreganus | Uncommon | ||
| Leatherback | Dermochelys coriacea | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Ring-neck Snake | Diadophis punctatus | Common | ||
| Northern Alligator Lizard | Elgaria coerulea | Common | ||
| Southern Alligator Lizard | Elgaria multicarinata | Common | ||
| Skilton's Skink | Eumeces skiltonianus skiltonianus | Common | ||
| Common Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula | Occasional | ||
| California Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula californiae | Occasional | ||
| Olive Ridley | Lepidochelys olivacea | Threatened | ||
| Pacific Gopher Snake | Pituophis catenifer catenifer | Abundant | ||
| Skilton's Skink | Plestiodon skiltonianus | Common | ||
| Sagebrush Lizard | Sceloporus graciosus | Probably Present | ||
| Western Sagebrush Lizard | Sceloporus graciosus gracilis | Probably Present | ||
| Northwestern Fence Lizard | Sceloporus occidentalis | Common | ||
| Pacific Coast Garter Snake | Thamnophis atratus | Common | ||
| Oregon Garter Snake | Thamnophis atratus hydrophilus | Common | ||
| Western Terrestrial Garter Snake | Thamnophis elegans | Common | ||
| Coast Garter Snake | Thamnophis elegans terrestris | Common | ||
| Northwestern garter snake | Thamnophis ordinoides | Common | ||
| Common Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis | Abundant | ||
| Valley Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis fitchi | Abundant | ||
| California Red-sided Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis infernalis | Abundant |
Amphibians
20 amphibians — show the list ↓
Amphibians
20 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern Salamander | Ambystoma gracile | Common | ||
| Black Salamanders | Aneides flavipunctatus | Uncommon | ||
| Arboreal Salamander | Aneides lugubris | Probably Present | ||
| Wandering Salamanders | Aneides vagrans | Uncommon | ||
| Tailed Frog | Ascaphus truei | Abundant | ||
| California Slender Salamanders | Batrachoseps attenuatus | Common | ||
| Western Toad | Bufo boreas | Common | ||
| Pacific Giant Salamander | Dicamptodon tenebrosus | Abundant | ||
| Ensatina | Ensatina eschscholtzii | Abundant | ||
| Painted Ensatina | Ensatina eschscholtzii picta | Uncommon | ||
| Dunn's Salamander | Plethodon dunni | Uncommon | ||
| Del Norte Salamanders | Plethodon elongatus | Uncommon | ||
| Plethodon elongatus elongatus | Plethodon elongatus elongatus | Uncommon | ||
| Pacific Treefrog | Pseudacris regilla | Abundant | ||
| Northern Red-legged Frog | Rana aurora | Common | ||
| Northern Red-legged Frog | Rana aurora aurora | Common | ||
| Foothill Yellow-legged Frog | Rana boylii | Common | ||
| Bullfrog | Rana catesbeiana | Common | Non-native | |
| Southern Torrent Salamander | Rhyacotriton variegatus | Common | ||
| Rough-skinned Newt | Taricha granulosa | Common |
Fish
190 fish — show the list ↓
Fish
190 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Sturgeon | Acipenser medirostris | |||
| White Sturgeon | Acipenser transmontanus | |||
| Giant grenadier | Albatrossia pectoralis | Probably Present | ||
| Longnose LancetFish | Alepisaurus ferox | |||
| Oxeye Oreo | Allocyttus folletti | Probably Present | ||
| Whitebait Smelt | Allosmerus elongatus | |||
| Thresher shark | Alopias vulpinus | Probably Present | ||
| American Shad | Alosa sapidissima | Non-native | ||
| Brown Bullhead | Ameiurus nebulosus | Non-native | ||
| Pacific sand lance | Ammodytes hexapterus | Probably Present | ||
| Calico surfperch | Amphistichus koelzi | Probably Present | ||
| Redtail Surfperch | Amphistichus rhodoterus | Common | ||
| Northern wolffish | Anarrhichthys ocellatus | Probably Present | ||
| High cockscomb | Anoplarchus purpurescens | Probably Present | ||
| Finescale antimora | Antimora microlepis | Probably Present | ||
| Penpoint Gunnel | Apodichthys flavidus | |||
| Rockweed gunnel | Apodichthys fucorum | |||
| Brown cat shark | Apristurus brunneus | Probably Present | ||
| Coralline sculpin | Artedius corallinus | Common | ||
| Padded sculpin | Artedius fenestralis | |||
| Scalyhead sculpin | Artedius harringtoni | |||
| Smoothhead sculpin | Artedius lateralis | |||
| Bonehead sculpin | Artedius notospilotus | |||
| Rosylip sculpin | Ascelichthys rhodorus | |||
| Topsmelt | Atherinops affinis | Probably Present | ||
| Jacksmelt | Atherinopsis californiensis | |||
| White seabass | Atractoscion nobilis | Probably Present | ||
| Tubesnout | Aulorhynchus flavidus | Probably Present | ||
| Bigeye poacher | Bathyagonus pentacanthus | Probably Present | ||
| Bering skate | Bathyraja interrupta | Probably Present | ||
| Silverspotted sculpin | Blepsias cirrhosus | Probably Present | ||
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | Non-native | ||
| Humboldt Sucker | Catostomus occidentalis | Common | ||
| Klamath Smallscale Sucker | Catostomus rimiculus | |||
| Ocean whitefish | Caulolatilus princeps | Probably Present | ||
| Monkeyface prickleback | Cebidichthys violaceus | Probably Present | ||
| Basking Shark | Cetorhinus maximus | |||
| Warty poacher | Chesnonia verrucosa | |||
| Spotted cusk-eel | Chilara taylori | Probably Present | ||
| Decorated warbonnet | Chirolophis decoratus | Probably Present | ||
| Mosshead warbonnet | Chirolophis nugator | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific sanddab | Citharichthys sordidus | |||
| Speckled sanddab | Citharichthys stigmaeus | |||
| Arrow goby | Clevelandia ios | Probably Present | ||
| Sharpnose Sculpin | Clinocottus acuticeps | |||
| Woolly sculpin | Clinocottus analis | Probably Present | ||
| Calico sculpin | Clinocottus embryum | Probably Present | ||
| Mosshead Sculpin | Clinocottus globiceps | Common | ||
| Pacific herring | Clupea pallasii | Common | ||
| Pacific grenadier | Coryphaenoides acrolepis | Probably Present | ||
| Coastrange Sculpin | Cottus aleuticus | Common | ||
| Prickly Sculpin | Cottus asper | Common | ||
| Riffle sculpin | Cottus gulosus | |||
| Giant wrymouth | Cryptacanthodes giganteus | Probably Present | ||
| Benttooth ristlemouth | Cyclothone acclinidens | Probably Present | ||
| Shiner Surfperch | Cymatogaster aggregata | Common | ||
| Threadfin shad | Dorosoma petenense | Non-native | ||
| Striped surfperch | Embiotoca lateralis | Probably Present | ||
| Northern Anchovy | Engraulis mordax | Common | ||
| Buffalo sculpin | Enophrys bison | Common | ||
| Soupfin shark | Galeorhinus galeus | Probably Present | ||
| Threespine Stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus | Abundant | ||
| Threespine stickleback | Gasterosteus aculeatus aculeatus | Abundant | ||
| White croaker | Genyonemus lineatus | |||
| Rex sole | Glyptocephalus zachirus | Probably Present | ||
| Northern clingfish | Gobiesox maeandricus | Common | ||
| Red Irish lord | Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus | Common | ||
| Brown Irish lord | Hemilepidotus spinosus | Common | ||
| Kelp greenling | Hexagrammos decagrammus | Common | ||
| Rock greenling | Hexagrammos lagocephalus | Probably Present | ||
| Bluntnose sixgill shark | Hexanchus griseus | Probably Present | ||
| Spotted ratfish | Hydrolagus colliei | Probably Present | ||
| Spotfin surfperch | Hyperprosopon anale | |||
| Walleye surfperch | Hyperprosopon argenteum | Common | ||
| Silver surfperch | Hyperprosopon ellipticum | Probably Present | ||
| Japanese smelt | Hypomesus nipponensis | Non-native | ||
| Surf Smelt | Hypomesus pretiosus | Abundant | ||
| Brown rudderfish | Icichthys lockingtoni | Probably Present | ||
| Ragfish | Icosteus aenigmaticus | Probably Present | ||
| Black bullhead | Ictalurus melas | Non-native | ||
| Yellow bullhead | Ictalurus natalis | Non-native | ||
| Brown Bullhead | Ictalurus nebulosus | Non-native | ||
| Butter sole | Isopsetta isolepis | |||
| Shortfin Mako Shark | Isurus oxyrinchus | |||
| Salmon shark | Lamna ditropis | |||
| River lamprey | Lampetra ayresii | Uncommon | ||
| Western Brook Lamprey | Lampetra richardsoni | |||
| Klamath lamprey | Lampetra similis | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific Lamprey | Lampetra tridentata | Common | ||
| Bay goby | Lepidogobius lepidus | Probably Present | ||
| Rock sole | Lepidopsetta bilineata | Probably Present | ||
| Green Sunfish | Lepomis cyanellus | Non-native | ||
| Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | Non-native | ||
| Staghorn Sculpin | Leptocottus armatus | Common | ||
| Tidepool Snailfish | Liparis florae | |||
| Slipskin snailfish | Liparis fucensis | Probably Present | ||
| Showy Snailfish | Liparis pulchellus | |||
| Ringtail Snailfish | Liparis rutteri | Probably Present | ||
| Snake prickleback | Lumpenus sagitta | Probably Present | ||
| Louvar | Luvarus imperialis | Probably Present | ||
| Black eelpout | Lycodes diapterus | Probably Present | ||
| Slender sole | Lyopsetta exilis | Probably Present | ||
| North Pacific hake | Merluccius productus | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific tomcod | Microgadus proximus | Probably Present | ||
| Reef Surfperch | Micrometrus aurora | Probably Present | ||
| Largemouth Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Common | Non-native | |
| Dover sole | Microstomus pacificus | |||
| Ocean sunfish | Mola mola | |||
| Maryland Bass hybrid | Morone saxatilis | Probably Present | Non-native | |
| Brown smoothhound | Mustelus henlei | Probably Present | ||
| Bat ray | Myliobatis californica | |||
| Peamouth | Mylocheilus caurinus | Rare | Non-native | |
| Sailfin sculpin | Nautichthys oculofasciatus | Probably Present | ||
| Golden Shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | Non-native | ||
| Bluntnose sevengill shark | Notorynchus cepedianus | Probably Present | ||
| Pygmy poacher | Odontopyxis trispinosa | Probably Present | ||
| Tidepool Sculpin | Oligocottus maculosus | |||
| Saddleback sculpin | Oligocottus rimensis | Probably Present | ||
| Fluffy Sculpin | Oligocottus snyderi | Common | ||
| Coastal Cutthroat Trout | Oncorhynchus clarkii clarkii | Common | ||
| Pink Salmon | Oncorhynchus gorbuscha | Rare | ||
| Chum Salmon | Oncorhynchus keta | Rare | ||
| Coho Salmon | Oncorhynchus kisutch | Common | Threatened | |
| Steelhead Trout (fall run) | Oncorhynchus mykiss | Abundant | Threatened | |
| Sockeye Salmon | Oncorhynchus nerka | Rare | ||
| Chinook Salmon (fall run) | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha | Common | Threatened | |
| Yellow snake eel | Ophichthus zophochir | Probably Present | ||
| Lingcod | Ophiodon elongatus | |||
| Painted greenling | Oxylebius pictus | |||
| Tubenose poacher | Pallasina barbata | Probably Present | ||
| California halibut | Paralichthys californicus | Probably Present | ||
| English sole | Parophrys vetulus | Rare | ||
| Pacific pompano | Peprilus simillimus | |||
| Yellow perch | Perca flavescens | Non-native | ||
| White seaperch | Phanerodon furcatus | Probably Present | ||
| Crescent gunnel | Pholis laeta | Probably Present | ||
| Saddleback Gunnel | Pholis ornata | |||
| Red gunnel | Pholis schultzi | |||
| Ribbon prickleback | Phytichthys chirus | Probably Present | ||
| Fathead Minnow | Pimephales promelas | |||
| Starry Flounder | Platichthys stellatus | Common | ||
| C-O sole | Pleuronichthys coenosus | Probably Present | ||
| Curlfin sole | Pleuronichthys decurrens | |||
| White Crappie | Pomoxis annularis | Non-native | ||
| Black Crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Non-native | ||
| Plainfin midshipman | Porichthys notatus | Probably Present | ||
| Blue shark | Prionace glauca | Probably Present | ||
| Sand Sole | Psettichthys melanostictus | |||
| Big skate | Raja binoculata | |||
| Longnose skate | Raja rhina | Probably Present | ||
| Rubberlip seaperch | Rhacochilus toxotes | Rare | ||
| Pile Perch | Rhacochilus vacca | |||
| Grunt Sculpin | Rhamphocottus richardsonii | |||
| Speckled Dace | Rhinichthys osculus | |||
| Blackeye goby | Rhinogobiops nicholsii | Probably Present | ||
| Brown Trout | Salmo trutta | Non-native | ||
| Eastern Brook Trout | Salvelinus fontinalis | Rare | Non-native | |
| Pacific sardine | Sardinops sagax | |||
| Cabezon | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus | Common | ||
| Brown rockfish | Sebastes auriculatus | Probably Present | ||
| Copper rockfish | Sebastes caurinus | Common | ||
| Greenstriped rockfish | Sebastes elongatus | Probably Present | ||
| Yellowtail rockfish | Sebastes flavidus | |||
| Chilipepper | Sebastes goodei | Probably Present | ||
| Quillback rockfish | Sebastes maliger | |||
| Black Rockfish | Sebastes melanops | Abundant | ||
| Vermilion rockfish | Sebastes miniatus | Uncommon | ||
| Blue rockfish | Sebastes mystinus | |||
| China rockfish | Sebastes nebulosus | Uncommon | ||
| Bocaccio | Sebastes paucispinis | Probably Present | ||
| Canary rockfish | Sebastes pinniger | Common | ||
| Grass rockfish | Sebastes rastrelliger | Probably Present | ||
| Rasphead rockfish | Sebastes ruberrimus | Common | ||
| Night Smelt | Spirinchus starksi | Abundant | ||
| Longfin Smelt | Spirinchus thaleichthys | |||
| Dogfish | Squalus acanthias | |||
| Pacific angel shark | Squatina californica | Probably Present | ||
| Pricklebreast poacher | Stellerina xyosterna | |||
| Northern lampfish | Stenobrachius leucopsarus | Probably Present | ||
| California tonguefish | Symphurus atricaudus | Probably Present | ||
| Bay pipefish | Syngnathus leptorhynchus | |||
| Blue lanternfish | Tarletonbeania crenularis | Probably Present | ||
| Eulachon | Thaleichthys pacificus | |||
| King-of-the-salmon | Trachipterus altivelis | Probably Present | ||
| Jack Mackerel | Trachurus symmetricus | Probably Present | ||
| Leopard shark | Triakis semifasciata | Probably Present | ||
| Pacific sandfish | Trichodon trichodon | Probably Present | ||
| Round stingray | Urolophus halleri | Probably Present | ||
| Black prickleback | Xiphister atropurpureus | |||
| Rock prickleback | Xiphister mucosus |
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 Redwood.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Redwood (REDW) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Redwood National and State Parks — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Redwood wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Redwood?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Redwood records black bear as present, listed as common.
- Are there grizzly bears in Redwood?
- No. The NPS species list marks grizzly / brown bear as "not in park" for Redwood (NPS tag: Historical).
- Are there wolves in Redwood?
- No. The NPS species list marks gray wolf as "not in park" for Redwood (NPS tag: Historical).
- Are there mountain lions in Redwood?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Redwood records mountain lion as present, listed as uncommon.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Redwood?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Redwood records rattlesnakes as present, listed as uncommon.
- How many animal species live in Redwood?
- The NPS species database lists 85 mammal, 288 bird, 23 reptile, 19 amphibian and 112 fish species as present or probably present in Redwood, including 14 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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