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.

351,524

recent observations

30

species listed

19

birds

4

insects & arthropods

2

reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 351,524 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Los Angeles. The most frequently seen is the Western Fence Lizard, with 36,743 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (19 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (4).

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Most-observed species near Los Angeles

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

36,743 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

22,475 observations

Western Honey Bee

19,755 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

17,750 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

16,693 observations

Danaus plexippus

14,589 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

13,857 observations

Sayornis nigricans

12,969 observations

Zenaida macroura

12,549 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

10,934 observations · iNaturalist

Dark-eyed Junco

10,876 observations

California Towhee

Melozone crissalis

10,380 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

10,048 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

9,686 observations

Branta canadensis

9,616 observations

9,300 observations · iNaturalist

Gray Bird Grasshopper

Schistocerca nitens

8,897 observations · iNaturalist

Southern Alligator Lizard

Elgaria multicarinata

8,862 observations

Stagmomantis limbata

8,831 observations · iNaturalist

California Buckwheat

Eriogonum fasciculatum

8,573 observations · iNaturalist

Passer domesticus

8,486 observations

8,236 observations · iNaturalist

Malosma laurina

8,179 observations · iNaturalist

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

8,152 observations

Heteromeles arbutifolia

7,866 observations · iNaturalist

Allen's Hummingbird

Selasphorus sasin

7,804 observations · iNaturalist

Great Blue Heron

7,727 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

7,298 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

7,247 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

7,146 observations

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