All 6 in 3 days here: <5%
City
Vancouver
🇨🇦 Canada
North America, Canada 349 spp. recorded
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. Vancouver has the highest population density in Canada. Wikipedia
49.234° N 122.981° W
🦜 Nature
349 Species sighted
799,671 Verified sightings From 2019 to 2026
Jul Best month
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
⭐ Iconic Species
📊 Most Spotted
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
LC
Common Wall Lizard
Podarcis muralis
LC
River Cooter
Pseudemys concinna
LC
Mandarin Ratsnake
Euprepiophis mandarinus
📊 Most Spotted
LC
Greenhouse Frog
Eleutherodactylus planirostris
📊 Most Spotted
🌙 Most active after dark
LC
California Quail
Callipepla californica
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Recent sightings in Vancouver
LIVEiNaturalistWhere to look
Warmer areas are where all species together are recorded most often.
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Stanley Park · Lost Lagoon
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Trout Lake (John Hendry Park)
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Burnaby Lake · Piper Spit
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Richmond · Terra Nova
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Hastings Park Sanctuary
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Shaughnessy
Daily sight. prob.vs avg -
Stanley Park · Beaver Lake
Sighting Calendar
How many species you'd see in a day
27Jan
27Feb
32Mar
42Apr
46May
47Jun
49Jul
47Aug
45Sep
39Oct
31Nov
29Dec
🏙️ City
Essentials
Green cover
High
Protected land
0.1%
Protected sea
1%
Protected areas
7
areasWildlife spots
12
spotsZoos & centres
3
placesClimate
Oceanic
World Heritage
No
Climate
Temp °C Rain mm
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
0.0 Excellent
Wallace's Line Score
How good is this city for seeing wildlife? 🦜
Biodiversity
Very goodHow rich is the wildlife?
4.3
Species by taxon
🦅 Birds 506
🐒 Mammals 119
🦎 Reptiles 21
🐸 Amphibians 18
664 Total Species
679 Global average across 380 cities
41 Threatened 0 Endemic
🔭
Sighting
Very goodHow likely to see animals?
4.3
🎯
Top-12 Avg Probability
66% 📊
Coverage (117 species at ≥5% of 664 in the inventory)
18% 🔀
Taxon variety in top 12 (12 bird)
0% 🌟
Iconic-group species (≥15%) (every species from the 19 iconic groups — monkeys, cats, toucans, macaws, sloths, crocodilians… — not just the 4 highlighted above)
4 ⭐
High-prob species (>40%)
14 🏕️
Experience
Very goodHow easy and pleasant is the visit?
3.8
Climate Harsh Low
Green cover High High
Protected land & sea 0.1% land · 1% sea Low
Protected areas 7 High
Wildlife spots 12 High
Zoos & centres 3 High
What visitors say
Before you go
What animals can you see in Vancouver?
349 species
Vancouver's urban area has 349 recorded vertebrate species. The ones wildlife watchers report most often on a given day are American Crow (about 90%), Black-capped Chickadee (about 90%), Song Sparrow (about 90%), Spotted Towhee (about 70%) and Mallard (about 70%). Among mammals, the most-seen is Eastern Gray Squirrel (about 40%); among reptiles, Pond Slider (about 20%); among amphibians, Pacific chorus frog (about 20%).
When is the best time to see wildlife in Vancouver?
October to May
In those months the city's 12 most-seen species average about 70% on a given day, against about 60% in June to September.
Can you see a Black-capped Chickadee in Vancouver?
Yes
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Chickadee sighting in Vancouver on a given day, based on 36,747 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is July to April (about 90%).
Can you see a Spotted Towhee in Vancouver?
Yes
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Towhee sighting in Vancouver on a given day, based on 25,573 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is October to December (about 80%).
Can you see a Glaucous-winged Gull in Vancouver?
Yes
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Glaucous-winged Gull sighting in Vancouver on a given day, based on 25,298 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. The best time is November to February (about 70%).
Where in Vancouver is wildlife easiest to see?
North Vancouver
The spot where most wildlife watchers record their sightings is North Vancouver (187 bird species recorded), followed by Stanley Park · Lost Lagoon and Tla-hut-um. See them on the map.
Is Vancouver good for wildlife watching?
4.3 out of 5
On the Wallace's Line Score, which rates each city against other cities, Vancouver gets 4.3/5: 156th of 380 cities worldwide and 18th in North America. 17 of its species are reported by about 40% or more of wildlife watchers on a given day.
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Nearest Zoos & Centres
Sources: urban area GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission JRC (CC BY 4.0) · protected land WDPA, UNEP-WCMC & IUCN (via GHSL) · climate NASA POWER · wildlife GBIF.org citizen-science data