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.

Most-observed species in Louisiana

Anolis carolinensis

8,991 observations

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

7,551 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,619 observations

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

5,277 observations

5,229 observations

Trachemys scripta

4,955 observations

Gulf Fritillary

4,808 observations · iNaturalist

Pachydiplax longipennis

4,648 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

4,327 observations

Dryophytes cinereus

4,034 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

3,982 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,570 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,417 observations

Eudocimus albus

3,389 observations

Danaus plexippus

3,320 observations

Trifolium repens

3,256 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

3,249 observations

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

3,244 observations

Triadica sebifera

3,208 observations · iNaturalist

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

3,143 observations · iNaturalist

3,054 observations

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

3,019 observations

Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata

2,982 observations · iNaturalist

bristle thistle

Cirsium horridulum

2,967 observations · iNaturalist

Anas platyrhynchos

2,921 observations

Taxodium distichum

2,911 observations

Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius nebulifer

2,804 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,803 observations

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

2,768 observations

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera

2,757 observations

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