Wildlife in Silver Springs State Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Silver Springs 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 in Silver Springs
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
585 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
402 observations
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta
318 observations · iNaturalist
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
310 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
249 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
216 observations
Florida Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys nelsoni
180 observations · iNaturalist
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
160 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
132 observations
cardinal flower
Lobelia cardinalis
116 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
108 observations
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
102 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
93 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
86 observations
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
75 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
72 observations
American black elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
69 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
66 observations
pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
66 observations
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
65 observations
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
65 observations · iNaturalist
cabbage palmetto
Sabal palmetto
63 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
62 observations
Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
56 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
55 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
52 observations
Echo Moth
Seirarctia echo
52 observations · iNaturalist
Blue Tilapia
Oreochromis aureus
51 observations · iNaturalist
coastalplain chaffhead
Carphephorus corymbosus
51 observations · iNaturalist
Florida Gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
50 observations · iNaturalist
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