Wildlife near New Orleans, Louisiana
Here’s what naturalists are spotting near New Orleans 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 near New Orleans
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
2,815 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
2,434 observations
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
1,942 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
1,739 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
1,306 observations
Eastern Pondhawk
Erythemis simplicicollis
1,250 observations
Black-bellied Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna autumnalis
1,217 observations · iNaturalist
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
1,122 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
1,075 observations · iNaturalist
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
1,005 observations
Gulf Coast Buck Moth
Hemileuca orleans
1,000 observations · iNaturalist
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
989 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
975 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
921 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
827 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
813 observations · iNaturalist
baldcypress
Taxodium distichum
794 observations
Pond Slider
Trachemys scripta
793 observations
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
770 observations · iNaturalist
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
750 observations · iNaturalist
Spotted House Gecko
Hemidactylus parvimaculatus
741 observations · iNaturalist
white clover
Trifolium repens
699 observations
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
673 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
672 observations
Blue Dasher
Pachydiplax longipennis
663 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
640 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
625 observations
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
625 observations · iNaturalist
House Sparrow
Passer domesticus
591 observations
southern live oak
Quercus virginiana
578 observations
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