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Wildlife near Memphis, TN

Illustrated wildlife of Memphis

Memphis sits on the bluffs above the Mississippi, and the great river drives its wildlife. Bald eagles and ospreys work the channel, wood ducks and prothonotary warblers fill the bottomland swamps, and the flyway funnels enormous numbers of migrating birds through each spring and fall. Overton Park keeps a patch of old-growth forest in the middle of the city, with barred owls, pileated woodpeckers, and white-tailed deer.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Memphis. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

15,170
recent observations
30
species listed
17
birds
7
insects & arthropods
2
mammals

Naturalists have logged 15,170 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Memphis. The most frequently seen is the Northern Cardinal, with 803 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (17 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (7).

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Most-observed species near Memphis

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
803 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
699 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
656 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
628 observations
White-throated Sparrow
Zonotrichia albicollis
603 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
582 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
578 observations
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
562 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
553 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
540 observations · iNaturalist
Red-tailed Hawk
Buteo jamaicensis
538 observations
Downy Woodpecker
Dryobates pubescens
523 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
506 observations
Ruby-throated Hummingbird
Archilochus colubris
495 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
467 observations
Red-spotted Admiral
Limenitis arthemis
454 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
451 observations
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Setophaga coronata
444 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
439 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
438 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
436 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
434 observations
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
430 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
429 observations
Dark-eyed Junco
Junco hyemalis
426 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
418 observations
Savannah Sparrow
Passerculus sandwichensis
416 observations
Red Buckeye
Aesculus pavia
412 observations
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
411 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
399 observations

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