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Animals of Kootenay National Park | Les animaux du parc national Kootenay

A guide to potential animal species observed in Kootenay National Park of Canada. For more information about Kootenay National Park, please visit: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/pn-np/bc/kootenay/index.aspx ...more ↓

Long-toed Salamander
Ambystoma macrodactylum
Western Toad 1
Anaxyrus boreas
Wood Frog 2
Lithobates sylvaticus
Columbia Spotted Frog 3
Rana luteiventris
Northern Goshawk 4
Accipiter gentilis
Sharp-shinned Hawk 5
Accipiter striatus
American Wigeon 6
Anas americana
Green-winged Teal 7
Anas crecca
Cinnamon Teal 8
Anas cyanoptera
Blue-winged Teal 9
Anas discors
Mallard 10
Anas platyrhynchos
Golden Eagle 11
Aquila chrysaetos
Short-eared Owl 9
Asio flammeus
Ring-necked Duck 9
Aythya collaris
Canada Goose 12
Branta canadensis
Bufflehead 9
Bucephala albeola
Common Goldeneye 13
Bucephala clangula
Barrow's Goldeneye 13
Bucephala islandica
Red-tailed Hawk 14
Buteo jamaicensis
Rough-legged Hawk 15
Buteo lagopus
Snow Goose 9
Chen caerulescens
Common Nighthawk 11
Chordeiles minor
American Dipper 16
Cinclus mexicanus
Northern Harrier 17
Circus cyaneus
Olive-sided Flycatcher 11
Contopus cooperi
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
Rusty Blackbird 18
Euphagus carolinus
Merlin 19
Falco columbarius
Peregrine Falcon 20
Falco peregrinus
American Kestrel 16
Falco sparverius
American Coot 21
Fulica americana
Common Loon 11
Gavia immer
Bald Eagle 22
Haliaeetus leucocephalus
Barn Swallow 23
Hirundo rustica
Harlequin Duck 24
Histrionicus histrionicus
Hooded Merganser 25
Lophodytes cucullatus
White-winged Scoter 9
Melanitta fusca
Surf Scoter 9
Melanitta perspicillata
Common Merganser 26
Mergus merganser
Ruddy Duck 27
Oxyura jamaicensis
Osprey 28
Pandion haliaetus
Common Poorwill 11
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
Horned Grebe 24
Podiceps auritus
Flammulated Owl 11
Psiloscops flammeolus
Slimy sculpin 29
Cottus cognatus
Cutthroat Trout 30
Oncorhynchus clarkii
Rainbow Trout 31
Oncorhynchus mykiss
Bull trout 32
Salvelinus confluentus
Northern Gray Wolf
Canis lupus occidentalis
Wolverine 33
Gulo gulo
Mountain Lion 34
Puma concolor
American Badger 27
Taxidea taxus
American Badger
Taxidea taxus jeffersonii
Brown Bear 35
Ursus arctos
Northern Rubber Boa 36
Charina bottae

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