The Great Sand Dunes National Park is home to a wide array of wildlife. From mammals, birds and reptiles to amphibians, fish and insects, the numbers are endless. Take a look at what you can find and see how many you can spot while visiting the park.
Check out some of pictures of things to look for below. For a complete list please check out the following links.
All pictures courtesy of the National Park Service
www.nps.gov
- Alberts Squirrel
- American Pika
- Avocets
- Badgers
- Beaver
- Big Horn Sheep
- Bison
- Black Bear
- Chorus Frog
- Dusky Grouse
- Elk
- Fathead Minnow
- Golden Eagle
- Great Blue Heron
- Great Plains Toad
- Bald Eagle
- Brown Capped Rosy Finch
- Burrowing Owls
- Hummingbird
- Kangaroo Rat
- Pronghorns
- Sandhill Cranes
- Tiger Beetle
- Water Shrew
- Mountain Bluebird
- Mountain Lion
- Mule Deer
- Northern Leopard Frog
- Northern Pygmy Owl
- Peregrine Falcons
- Red Breasted Nuthatch
- Robber Fly
- Spadefoots
- Tiger Salamander
- Circus Beetle
- Clown Beetle
- Noctuid Moth
- Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout
- Snowshoe Hare
- Werner’s Antlike Flower Beetle
- Western Tanager
- White Tail Ptarmigan
- Woodhouse Toads
- Yellow Bellied Marmot