Wildlife in Idaho

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

106,163

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

9

birds

5

mammals

Naturalists have logged 106,163 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Idaho. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,327 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Idaho

Anas platyrhynchos

6,327 observations

Branta canadensis

5,639 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

5,206 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,900 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

4,240 observations

Verbascum thapsus

3,998 observations

Western Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

3,951 observations

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

3,896 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

3,743 observations · iNaturalist

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

3,705 observations

arrowleaf balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

3,635 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,589 observations

Achillea millefolium

3,582 observations

Erythronium grandiflorum

3,501 observations

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

3,423 observations · iNaturalist

Black-billed Magpie

3,315 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

3,152 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,151 observations

Columbian Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus columbianus

2,942 observations

Rubus parviflorus

2,939 observations

sticky geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

2,918 observations · iNaturalist

2,918 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,869 observations

common beargrass

Xerophyllum tenax

2,845 observations · iNaturalist

Asclepias speciosa

2,730 observations

Artemisia tridentata

2,684 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,651 observations

Pseudotsuga menziesii

2,603 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,571 observations

Pituophis catenifer

2,540 observations

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