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Wildlife in Everglades National Park

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

69,514
recent observations
30
species listed
14
birds
9
reptiles & amphibians
2
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 69,514 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Everglades. The most frequently seen is the American Alligator, with 9,336 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (9).

Rarer finds confirmed in Everglades include American Crocodile - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

American Crocodile
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Most-observed species in Everglades

American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
9,336 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
4,948 observations
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
4,130 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
3,398 observations
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
3,180 observations
Peters's Rock Agama
Agama picticauda
2,830 observations · iNaturalist
Great Egret
Ardea alba
2,462 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
2,398 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
2,140 observations
Florida Gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
2,125 observations
Florida Cottonmouth
Agkistrodon conanti
2,089 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Gallinule
Porphyrio martinica
2,080 observations · iNaturalist
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
2,080 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
1,993 observations
Halloween Pennant
Celithemis eponina
1,966 observations · iNaturalist
Florida Tree Snail
Liguus fasciatus
1,759 observations · iNaturalist
cardinal airplant
Tillandsia fasciculata
1,730 observations · iNaturalist
Florida Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys nelsoni
1,651 observations · iNaturalist
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
1,642 observations
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
1,638 observations
Florida Softshell Turtle
Apalone ferox
1,588 observations
Palm Warbler
Setophaga palmarum
1,430 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
1,417 observations
Black Vulture
Coragyps atratus
1,406 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,406 observations · iNaturalist
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
1,397 observations
Southern Toad
Anaxyrus terrestris
1,379 observations
Wood Stork
Mycteria americana
1,337 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
1,292 observations
Cocoplum
Chrysobalanus icaco
1,287 observations · iNaturalist

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