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.

Most-observed species in Everglades

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

9,158 observations

4,892 observations

Anhinga anhinga

4,078 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,342 observations

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera

3,085 observations

Peters's Rock Agama

Agama picticauda

2,788 observations · iNaturalist

2,420 observations

Eudocimus albus

2,352 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

2,106 observations

Lepisosteus platyrhincus

2,096 observations · iNaturalist

Purple Gallinule

Porphyrio martinica

2,057 observations · iNaturalist

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,052 observations

Florida Cottonmouth

Agkistrodon conanti

2,050 observations · iNaturalist

Pandion haliaetus

1,968 observations

Halloween Pennant

Celithemis eponina

1,952 observations · iNaturalist

Florida Tree Snail

Liguus fasciatus

1,738 observations · iNaturalist

cardinal airplant

Tillandsia fasciculata

1,694 observations · iNaturalist

Butorides virescens

1,622 observations

Florida Red-bellied Cooter

Pseudemys nelsoni

1,618 observations · iNaturalist

American Crocodile

Crocodylus acutus

1,598 observations

Florida Softshell Turtle

1,559 observations

Setophaga palmarum

1,424 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

1,398 observations

White beggarticks

1,394 observations · iNaturalist

Tricolored Heron

Egretta tricolor

1,388 observations

Coragyps atratus

1,375 observations

Anaxyrus terrestris

1,365 observations

Mycteria americana

1,329 observations

Anolis carolinensis

1,266 observations

Chrysobalanus icaco

1,255 observations · iNaturalist

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