Wildlife in Missouri

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

200,692

recent observations

30

species listed

10

insects & arthropods

8

birds

6

plants

Naturalists have logged 200,692 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Missouri. The most frequently seen is the Brown-belted Bumble Bee, with 11,554 recorded sightings.

Insects & Arthropods account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (10 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

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Most-observed species in Missouri

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

11,554 observations

Western Honey Bee

11,320 observations

Danaus plexippus

10,889 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

10,308 observations

Three-toed Box Turtle

Terrapene triunguis

9,562 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

8,779 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

8,520 observations

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

8,337 observations

Turdus migratorius

8,313 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

7,028 observations

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

6,551 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

6,250 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

6,183 observations

Anaxyrus americanus

6,145 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

6,133 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

5,873 observations

5,432 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

5,389 observations

Virginia Springbeauty

Claytonia virginica

5,355 observations

North American Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

5,245 observations

Branta canadensis

5,194 observations

Great Blue Heron

4,974 observations

Cercis canadensis

4,971 observations

Great Spangled Fritillary

Argynnis cybele

4,956 observations · iNaturalist

Phlox divaricata

4,854 observations

Trachemys scripta

4,782 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

4,518 observations

Eastern Bluebird

4,445 observations

Downy Woodpecker

Dryobates pubescens

4,437 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

4,395 observations

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