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.

44,350

recent observations

30

species listed

13

birds

10

insects & arthropods

3

mammals

Naturalists have logged 44,350 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Nebraska. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 2,995 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (10).

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Most-observed species in Nebraska

Danaus plexippus

2,995 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,742 observations

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

2,079 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

2,031 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

1,665 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,655 observations

Branta canadensis

1,612 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

1,562 observations

Passer domesticus

1,525 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

1,515 observations

1,454 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,440 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

1,406 observations

American Goldfinch

1,397 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,346 observations

Vanessa atalanta

1,288 observations

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

1,282 observations

Verbena stricta

1,247 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

1,236 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

1,232 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

1,219 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

1,217 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,204 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

1,203 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,180 observations

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

1,151 observations

Western Honey Bee

1,131 observations

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

1,124 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

1,122 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,090 observations

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