Wildlife in Dry Tortugas National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Dry Tortugas right now - pulled live from recent research-grade observations. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Naturalists have logged 4,386 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Dry Tortugas. The most frequently seen is the Magnificent Frigatebird, with 538 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by other (12).
Rarer finds confirmed in Dry Tortugas include Masked Booby and Brown Booby - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.
Most-observed species in Dry Tortugas
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