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.

70,328

recent observations

30

species listed

14

birds

9

reptiles & amphibians

2

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 70,328 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Everglades. The most frequently seen is the American Alligator, with 9,458 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 Purple Gallinule and American Crocodile - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Purple Gallinule American Crocodile

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Most-observed species in Everglades

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

9,458 observations

4,996 observations

Anhinga anhinga

4,172 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,435 observations

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera

3,218 observations

Peters's Rock Agama

Agama picticauda

2,866 observations

2,487 observations

Eudocimus albus

2,431 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

2,164 observations

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

2,142 observations

Florida Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon conanti

2,139 observations

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

2,103 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,093 observations

Pandion haliaetus

2,027 observations

Halloween Pennant

Celithemis eponina

1,983 observations · iNaturalist

Florida Tree Snail

Liguus fasciatus

1,772 observations · iNaturalist

cardinal airplant

Tillandsia fasciculata

1,748 observations · iNaturalist

Florida Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys nelsoni

1,685 observations

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

1,665 observations

Butorides virescens

1,662 observations

Florida Softshell Turtle

1,603 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

1,445 observations

Setophaga palmarum

1,431 observations

Coragyps atratus

1,421 observations

White beggarticks

1,416 observations · iNaturalist

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

1,410 observations

Anaxyrus terrestris

1,401 observations

Mycteria americana

1,344 observations

Anolis carolinensis

1,310 observations

Chrysobalanus icaco

1,301 observations · iNaturalist

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