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Wildlife near Colorado Springs, CO

Illustrated wildlife of Colorado Springs

Colorado Springs sits right at the foot of Pikes Peak, and the mountains send their wildlife straight into town. Mule deer wander the neighborhoods, black bears come down for garbage and fruit trees in late summer, and Abert’s squirrels with their tufted ears work the ponderosa pines. Garden of the Gods on the west side holds bighorn sheep, white-throated swifts nesting in the red rock, and prairie falcons riding the updrafts.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Colorado Springs. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

28,499
recent observations
30
species listed
11
birds
10
plants
5
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 28,499 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Colorado Springs. The most frequently seen is the Mule Deer, with 2,550 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by plants (10).

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Most-observed species near Colorado Springs

Mule Deer
Odocoileus hemionus
2,550 observations
Convergent Lady Beetle
Hippodamia convergens
1,657 observations
Black-billed Magpie
Pica hudsonia
1,485 observations
Prairie Lizard
Sceloporus consobrinus
1,422 observations
Great Plains Yucca
Yucca glauca
1,212 observations
Great Mullein
Verbascum thapsus
1,170 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
1,117 observations
Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine
Pinus scopulorum
1,091 observations · iNaturalist
Woodhouse's Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma woodhouseii
1,037 observations
Alderleaf Mountain Mahogany
Cercocarpus montanus
1,009 observations · iNaturalist
Gambel Oak
Quercus gambelii
957 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
950 observations
Spotted Towhee
Pipilo maculatus
928 observations
Bold Jumping Spider
Phidippus audax
865 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
816 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
808 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
777 observations
Western Terrestrial Garter Snake
Thamnophis elegans
751 observations
Seven-spotted Lady Beetle
Coccinella septempunctata
746 observations
Prairie Pasqueflower
Pulsatilla nuttalliana
740 observations · iNaturalist
Dotted Gayfeather
Liatris punctata
697 observations · iNaturalist
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
670 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
652 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
652 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
645 observations
Northern Flicker
Colaptes auratus
642 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
638 observations
Western Spiderwort
Tradescantia occidentalis
615 observations
Common Starlily
Leucocrinum montanum
602 observations · iNaturalist
Field Bindweed
Convolvulus arvensis
598 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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