Animals & Plants of Pinnacles National Park
The 3 animals, plants, and fungi you can find at Pinnacles National Park, with sizes, diets, and whether you should worry. See the full park guide at Pinnacles National Park.
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Bird California condor
Gymnogyps californianus
The biggest flying bird in North America, a bare-headed scavenger you can watch ride the wind over the cliffs at Grand Canyon and Zion.
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Amphibian California red-legged frog
Rana draytonii
The largest native frog in the western United States, with a reddish belly and legs, living in quiet ponds and creeks at Pinnacles.
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Invertebrate Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
The orange-and-black butterfly whose fall generation flies thousands of miles to the same winter trees, feeding only on milkweed as a caterpillar.