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Rare This Week

Every week we scan for the rarest species in the Huck field guide that have just turned up in the wild — verified, recent sightings of animals and plants most people will never see. Red wolves, whooping cranes, the last condors. Here is what surfaced across America lately.

Tracking 430 rare & very-rare species · 108 recorded in the last 30 days · updated July 10, 2026

  1. 1Red Wolf
    Red WolfVery rare
    Canis rufus

    Last seen in North Carolina on Jun 19, 2026. A single verified sighting · Mammal · GBIF

  2. 2Rose-throated Becard
    Pachyramphus aglaiae

    Last seen in Texas on Jun 14, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

  3. 3Whooping Crane
    Grus americana

    Last seen in Florida (and 1 other state) on Jun 25, 2026. 2 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

  4. 4Small Whorled Pogonia
    Isotria medeoloides

    Last seen in New Hampshire (and 1 other state) on Jun 25, 2026. 3 verified sightings · Plant · GBIF

  5. 5Green Pitcher Plant
    Sarracenia oreophila

    Last seen in Alabama on Jun 27, 2026. 5 verified sightings · Plant · GBIF

  6. 6Torrey Pine
    Torrey PineVery rare
    Pinus torreyana

    Last seen in California on Jun 29, 2026. 20 verified sightings · Plant · GBIF

  7. 7California Condor
    Gymnogyps californianus

    Last seen in Arizona (and 1 other state) on Jun 29, 2026. 33 verified sightings · Bird · GBIF

  8. 8Diana Fritillary
    Speyeria diana

    Last seen in Tennessee on Jul 3, 2026. A single verified sighting · Insect & Arthropod · GBIF

  9. 9Organ Pipe Cactus
    Stenocereus thurberi

    Last seen in Arizona on Jun 28, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

  10. 10Hooker's Orchid
    Platanthera hookeri

    Last seen in Minnesota on Jun 26, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

  11. 11Utah Prairie Dog
    Cynomys parvidens

    Last seen in Utah on Jun 26, 2026. A single verified sighting · Mammal · GBIF

  12. 12Canada St. John's-wort
    Hypericum canadense

    Last seen in New York on Jun 25, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

  13. 13Puaiohi
    Myadestes palmeri

    Last seen in Hawaii on Jun 25, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

  14. 14Dawn Redwood
    Metasequoia glyptostroboides

    Last seen in Kentucky on Jun 21, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

  15. 15Texas Sabal Palm
    Sabal mexicana

    Last seen in Texas on Jun 21, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · GBIF

  16. 16Audubon's Oriole
    Icterus graduacauda

    Last seen in Texas on Jun 20, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

  17. 17Ferruginous Pygmy-Owl
    Glaucidium brasilianum

    Last seen in Arizona on Jun 20, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

  18. 18Lesser Prairie-Chicken
    Tympanuchus pallidicinctus

    Last seen in Kansas on Jun 19, 2026. A single verified sighting · Bird · GBIF

  19. 19Emerald Cockroach Wasp
    Ampulex compressa

    Last seen in Hawaii on Jun 15, 2026. A single verified sighting · Insect & Arthropod · GBIF

  20. 20Rock Elm
    Ulmus thomasii

    Last seen in Michigan on Jun 15, 2026. A single verified sighting · Plant · 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.

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