Rare This Week

1. 1
   Santa Lucia Mountains Slender SalamanderVery rare

   Batrachoseps luciae

   Last seen in California on Sep 22, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

2. 2
   Southwestern Blackhead SnakeVery rare

   Tantilla hobartsmithi

   Last seen in Arizona on Sep 20, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

3. 3
   Small Whorled PogoniaVery rare

   Isotria medeoloides

   Last seen in Maine on Sep 14, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

4. 4
   Rocky Mountain Tailed FrogVery rare

   Ascaphus montanus

   Last seen in Montana on Sep 12, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

5. 5
   Black-chinned SparrowVery rare

   Spizella atrogularis

   Last seen in Texas on Sep 18, 2026. 2 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

6. 6
   Guadalupe Fur SealVery rare

   Arctocephalus townsendi

   Last seen in California on Sep 19, 2026. 3 verified sightings · Mammal · GBIF

7. 7
   Whooping CraneVery rare

   Grus americana

   Last seen in Wisconsin (and 1 other state) on Sep 22, 2026. 4 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

8. 8
   Rhesus MacaqueVery rare

   Macaca mulatta

   Last seen in Florida on Sep 20, 2026. 6 verified sightings · Mammal · GBIF

9. 9
   California Red-legged FrogVery rare

   Rana draytonii

   Last seen in California on Sep 25, 2026. 7 verified sightings · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

10. 10
    Burmese PythonVery rare

    Python bivittatus

    Last seen in Florida on Sep 29, 2026. 11 verified sightings · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

11. 11
    Island Scrub-JayVery rare

    Aphelocoma insularis

    Last seen in California on Sep 28, 2026. 15 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

12. 12
    California CondorVery rare

    Gymnogyps californianus

    Last seen in California (and 2 other states) on Oct 1, 2026. 17 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

13. 13
    Torrey PineVery rare

    Pinus torreyana

    Last seen in California on Sep 25, 2026. 31 verified sightings · Plant · GBIF

14. 14
    Field MilkvetchRare

    Astragalus agrestis

    Last seen in Colorado on Sep 28, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

15. 15
    Southeastern MyotisRare

    Myotis austroriparius

    Last seen in Florida on Sep 28, 2026. A single verified sighting · Mammal · GBIF

16. 16
    Prairie White Fringed OrchidRare

    Platanthera leucophaea

    Last seen in Illinois on Sep 27, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

17. 17
    American FlamingoRare

    Phoenicopterus ruber

    Last seen in Texas on Sep 26, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

18. 18
    Golden-cheeked WarblerRare

    Setophaga chrysoparia

    Last seen in Texas on Sep 26, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

19. 19
    Santa Cruz Black SalamanderRare

    Aneides niger

    Last seen in California on Sep 26, 2026. A single verified sighting · Reptile & Amphibian · GBIF

20. 20
    Kirtland's WarblerRare

    Setophaga kirtlandii

    Last seen in North Carolina on Sep 25, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

Rarity classifications are Huck's own. Occurrence records are recent, coordinate-bearing human observations from GBIF (the Global Biodiversity Information Facility), filtered to the United States and to living sightings - no museum or fossil specimens. A species appears here only when a real, recent record turns up.