Wildlife near Reno, NV
Reno sits in the high desert where the Truckee River comes down out of the Sierra, and the river is a green thread through the dry country. California quail and black-billed magpies hold the neighborhoods, mule deer come down from the foothills, and the river draws great blue herons, mergansers, and the occasional beaver. Just west the land climbs fast into the Sierra with bears, coyotes, and mountain chickadees.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Reno. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
Naturalists have logged 20,462 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Reno. The most frequently seen is the Western Fence Lizard, with 1,577 recorded sightings.
Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).
Most-observed species near Reno
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