Wildlife in Nebraska

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

46,620

recent observations

30

species listed

12

birds

10

insects & arthropods

3

mammals

Naturalists have logged 46,620 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Nebraska. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 3,526 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (12 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (10).

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Most-observed species in Nebraska

Danaus plexippus

3,526 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,778 observations

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

2,213 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

2,107 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

1,689 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,673 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

1,650 observations

Branta canadensis

1,637 observations

1,635 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

1,619 observations

Passer domesticus

1,545 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

1,526 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,440 observations

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

1,418 observations

American Goldfinch

1,416 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,377 observations

Vanessa atalanta

1,331 observations

Verbena stricta

1,318 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

1,269 observations

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

1,264 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

1,263 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

1,262 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

1,240 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

1,235 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,219 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,218 observations

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

1,209 observations

Western Honey Bee

1,198 observations

Great Plains yucca

1,173 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

1,172 observations

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