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Wildlife near Laredo, TX

Illustrated wildlife of Laredo

Laredo sits on the Rio Grande in the south Texas brush country, and the river draws birds found almost nowhere else in the country. Green jays, great kiskadees, and Altamira orioles turn up along the water, the thornscrub holds javelinas, roadrunners, and Texas tortoises, and the river itself brings herons, kingfishers, and migrating raptors funneling down the border.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Laredo. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

5,724
recent observations
30
species listed
15
plants
8
birds
3
mammals

Naturalists have logged 5,724 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Laredo. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 410 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (15 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

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Most-observed species near Laredo

White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
410 observations
honey mesquite
Neltuma glandulosa
395 observations · iNaturalist
Blackbrush Acacia
Vachellia rigidula
347 observations · iNaturalist
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
316 observations · iNaturalist
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
270 observations
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
252 observations
silverleaf nightshade
Solanum elaeagnifolium
246 observations · iNaturalist
Mexican palo verde
Parkinsonia aculeata
244 observations
Coyotillo
Karwinskia humboldtiana
244 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish dagger
Yucca treculiana
242 observations · iNaturalist
Strawberry Cactus
Echinocereus enneacanthus
240 observations · iNaturalist
Collared Peccary
Pecari tajacu
231 observations
cenizo
Leucophyllum frutescens
182 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
180 observations
Texas Paloverde
Parkinsonia texana
164 observations · iNaturalist
Leatherstem
Jatropha dioica
155 observations · iNaturalist
buffelgrass
Cenchrus ciliaris
150 observations · iNaturalist
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
145 observations
Texas lignum-vitae
Guaiacum angustifolium
135 observations · iNaturalist
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
128 observations
Texas Tortoise
Gopherus berlandieri
119 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
113 observations
White-winged Dove
Zenaida asiatica
108 observations
Golden-fronted Woodpecker
Melanerpes aurifrons
105 observations
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
103 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
102 observations
Sweet acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
101 observations
spiny hackberry
Celtis pallida
100 observations · iNaturalist
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
99 observations
Queen
Danaus gilippus
98 observations · iNaturalist

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