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.

103,843

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

9

birds

5

mammals

Naturalists have logged 103,843 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Idaho. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,243 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

6,243 observations

Branta canadensis

5,554 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

5,096 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,813 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

4,091 observations

Verbascum thapsus

3,883 observations

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

3,725 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

3,634 observations

arrowleaf balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

3,619 observations

Western Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

3,546 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

3,526 observations · iNaturalist

Achillea millefolium

3,524 observations

Erythronium grandiflorum

3,483 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,468 observations

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

3,365 observations · iNaturalist

Pseudotsuga menziesii

3,205 observations

Black-billed Magpie

3,198 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

3,092 observations

Western Honey Bee

2,999 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,847 observations

Columbian Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus columbianus

2,840 observations

Rubus parviflorus

2,827 observations

sticky geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

2,813 observations · iNaturalist

2,813 observations

common beargrass

Xerophyllum tenax

2,745 observations · iNaturalist

Asclepias speciosa

2,688 observations

Artemisia tridentata

2,651 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,566 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,495 observations

Pituophis catenifer

2,494 observations

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