Wildlife near Sacramento, California

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

110,125

recent observations

30

species listed

23

birds

3

insects & arthropods

2

reptiles & amphibians

Naturalists have logged 110,125 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Sacramento. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,335 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (23 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (3).

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Most-observed species near Sacramento

Anas platyrhynchos

6,335 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

6,149 observations

Anna's Hummingbird

5,342 observations

Branta canadensis

4,693 observations

Western Fence Lizard

Sceloporus occidentalis

4,593 observations

Sayornis nigricans

4,531 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

4,493 observations

4,419 observations

California Scrub-Jay

Aphelocoma californica

4,393 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

4,093 observations

Yellow-rumped Warbler

Setophaga coronata

4,067 observations

White-crowned Sparrow

Zonotrichia leucophrys

4,024 observations

Western Bluebird

Sialia mexicana

3,838 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

3,805 observations

Zenaida macroura

3,748 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,745 observations

Red-shouldered Hawk

3,679 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,413 observations

Lesser Goldfinch

Spinus psaltria

3,227 observations · iNaturalist

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

2,986 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,846 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

2,704 observations

2,598 observations

Trachemys scripta

2,552 observations

Swainson's Hawk

Buteo swainsoni

2,430 observations

2,341 observations

Psaltriparus minimus

2,324 observations

2,266 observations

Horse-fly Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa tabaniformis

2,252 observations

Double-crested Cormorant

Nannopterum auritum

2,239 observations

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