Wildlife in Rhode Island

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

39,906

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

8

birds

5

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 39,906 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Rhode Island. The most frequently seen is the White-tailed Deer, with 2,296 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (8).

Rarer finds confirmed in Rhode Island include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen

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Most-observed species in Rhode Island

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

2,296 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

2,165 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

1,743 observations

Turdus migratorius

1,695 observations

1,546 observations · iNaturalist

American Herring Gull

Larus smithsonianus

1,532 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

1,439 observations

Sweet Pepperbush

Clethra alnifolia

1,415 observations

eastern white pine

1,371 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,355 observations

Branta canadensis

1,336 observations

Artemisia vulgaris

1,334 observations · iNaturalist

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

1,316 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

1,265 observations

Asian bittersweet

Celastrus orbiculatus

1,239 observations

Monotropa uniflora

1,203 observations

Eastern Skunk Cabbage

Symplocarpus foetidus

1,201 observations

Spotted Lanternfly

Lycorma delicatula

1,191 observations

Melospiza melodia

1,176 observations

Danaus plexippus

1,166 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,158 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

1,155 observations

multiflora rose

Rosa multiflora

1,144 observations

Western Honey Bee

1,089 observations

Passer domesticus

1,088 observations

Elaeagnus umbellata

1,082 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

1,073 observations

Onoclea sensibilis

1,046 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

1,044 observations

Chrysemys picta

1,043 observations

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