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Wildlife in Colorado

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

238,439
recent observations
30
species listed
13
plants
7
mammals
7
birds

Naturalists have logged 238,439 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Colorado. The most frequently seen is the Mule Deer, with 17,115 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by mammals (7).

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Most-observed species in Colorado

Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
17,115 observations
blue columbine
Aquilegia coerulea
10,315 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
10,054 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
9,908 observations
showy milkweed
Asclepias speciosa
9,780 observations
great mullein
Verbascum thapsus
9,769 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
9,501 observations
Wapiti
Cervus canadensis
8,842 observations
fireweed
Chamaenerion angustifolium
8,177 observations · iNaturalist
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
8,058 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
8,010 observations
Great Plains yucca
Yucca glauca
7,941 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
7,393 observations
Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel
Callospermophilus lateralis
7,393 observations
quaking aspen
Populus tremuloides
7,218 observations
Lanceleaf Stonecrop
Sedum lanceolatum
7,175 observations · iNaturalist
creeping mahonia
Berberis repens
7,158 observations · iNaturalist
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
6,995 observations · iNaturalist
Rubber Rabbitbrush
Ericameria nauseosa
6,884 observations · iNaturalist
Black-tailed Prairie Dog
Cynomys ludovicianus
6,701 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
6,671 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
6,652 observations
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
6,606 observations
field bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
6,604 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
6,492 observations
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Marmota flaviventris
6,479 observations
Plains Pricklypear
Opuntia polyacantha
6,277 observations
Woodhouse's Toad
Anaxyrus woodhousii
6,169 observations
sulfur buckwheat
Eriogonum umbellatum
6,083 observations
Moose
Alces alces
6,019 observations

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