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.

122,871

recent observations

30

species listed

7

reptiles & amphibians

9

birds

7

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 122,871 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Louisiana. The most frequently seen is the Green Anole, with 9,326 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

Anolis carolinensis

9,326 observations

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

7,823 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,736 observations

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

5,618 observations

5,415 observations

Gulf Fritillary

5,263 observations · iNaturalist

Trachemys scripta

5,072 observations

Pachydiplax longipennis

4,955 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

4,429 observations

Dryophytes cinereus

4,230 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

4,085 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,714 observations

Eudocimus albus

3,557 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,514 observations

Danaus plexippus

3,465 observations

3,373 observations

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

3,357 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

3,344 observations

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

3,320 observations

Triadica sebifera

3,301 observations · iNaturalist

Trifolium repens

3,284 observations

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

3,113 observations

Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata

3,040 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

2,989 observations

bristle thistle

Cirsium horridulum

2,973 observations · iNaturalist

Taxodium distichum

2,970 observations

Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius nebulifer

2,955 observations

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera

2,904 observations

Leucophaeus atricilla

2,880 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,866 observations

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