Wildlife in California

Here’s what naturalists are spotting in California right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

Most-observed species in California

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

175,860 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

100,249 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

93,515 observations

Western Honey Bee

92,803 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

74,645 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

72,774 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

72,580 observations

Sayornis nigricans

69,600 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

66,722 observations

Great Blue Heron

64,023 observations

Larus occidentalis

62,341 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

62,271 observations

Danaus plexippus

61,771 observations

California poppy

Eschscholzia californica

59,798 observations

California Ground Squirrel

Otospermophilus beecheyi

57,338 observations

56,761 observations

55,728 observations

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

54,931 observations · iNaturalist

Common Side-blotched Lizard

Uta stansburiana

54,704 observations

Dark-eyed Junco

54,112 observations

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

53,153 observations · iNaturalist

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

52,667 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

52,409 observations

Branta canadensis

52,101 observations

Pacific poison oak

Toxicodendron diversilobum

51,168 observations · iNaturalist

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

50,953 observations · iNaturalist

Zenaida macroura

49,925 observations

Heteromeles arbutifolia

47,932 observations · iNaturalist

Black-crowned Night Heron

Nycticorax nycticorax

47,842 observations

47,771 observations

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