Wildlife near Los Angeles, California
Here’s what naturalists are spotting near Los Angeles 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 near Los Angeles
Western Fence Lizard
Sceloporus occidentalis
36,125 observations
Eastern Fox Squirrel
Sciurus niger
22,293 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
19,596 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
17,442 observations
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
16,427 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
14,354 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
13,675 observations
Black Phoebe
Sayornis nigricans
12,799 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
12,331 observations
Lesser Goldfinch
Spinus psaltria
10,720 observations · iNaturalist
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
10,682 observations
California Towhee
Melozone crissalis
10,265 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
9,930 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
9,673 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
9,505 observations
Garden Snail
Cornu aspersum
9,269 observations · iNaturalist
Gray Bird Grasshopper
Schistocerca nitens
8,742 observations · iNaturalist
Southern Alligator Lizard
Elgaria multicarinata
8,704 observations
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
8,594 observations
California Buckwheat
Eriogonum fasciculatum
8,496 observations · iNaturalist
laurel sumac
Malosma laurina
8,101 observations · iNaturalist
California Scrub-Jay
Aphelocoma californica
8,069 observations
Arizona Mantis
Stagmomantis limbata
8,062 observations · iNaturalist
Cooper's Hawk
Astur cooperii
7,990 observations · iNaturalist
Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
7,805 observations · iNaturalist
Allen's Hummingbird
Selasphorus sasin
7,629 observations · iNaturalist
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
7,556 observations
Anna's Hummingbird
Calypte anna
7,191 observations
White-crowned Sparrow
Zonotrichia leucophrys
7,146 observations
Western Bluebird
Sialia mexicana
7,114 observations
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