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Wildlife in Louisiana

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

120,781
recent observations
30
species listed
7
reptiles & amphibians
9
birds
7
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 120,781 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Louisiana. The most frequently seen is the Green Anole, with 9,192 recorded sightings.

Reptiles & Amphibians account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (7 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Louisiana

Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
9,192 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
7,691 observations
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
5,694 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
5,478 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
5,319 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
5,014 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
4,962 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
4,854 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
4,393 observations
Green Treefrog
Dryophytes cinereus
4,147 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
4,044 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
3,644 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,476 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
3,465 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
3,387 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
3,290 observations
white clover
Trifolium repens
3,279 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,268 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
3,261 observations
Chinese Tallow
Triadica sebifera
3,258 observations · iNaturalist
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
3,242 observations · iNaturalist
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
3,089 observations
Banded Watersnake
Nerodia fasciata
3,009 observations · iNaturalist
bristle thistle
Cirsium horridulum
2,972 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
2,962 observations
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
2,939 observations
Gulf Coast Toad
Incilius nebulifer
2,912 observations
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
2,878 observations
Red-winged Blackbird
Agelaius phoeniceus
2,858 observations
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
2,804 observations · iNaturalist

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