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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.

4,416
recent observations
30
species listed
14
birds
4
reptiles & amphibians
6
plants

Naturalists have logged 4,416 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Silver Springs. The most frequently seen is the Anhinga, with 648 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (4).

Rarer finds confirmed in Silver Springs include Rhesus Macaque - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Rhesus Macaque
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Most-observed species in Silver Springs

Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
648 observations
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
457 observations
Rhesus Macaque
Macaca mulatta
346 observations
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
343 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
276 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
233 observations
Florida Red-bellied Cooter
Pseudemys nelsoni
197 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
172 observations
Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
148 observations
Cardinal Flower
Lobelia cardinalis
120 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
115 observations
Limpkin
Aramus guarauna
112 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
99 observations
Black-crowned Night Heron
Nycticorax nycticorax
87 observations
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
87 observations
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
77 observations
American Beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
75 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
73 observations
Echo Moth
Seirarctia echo
73 observations · iNaturalist
Green Heron
Butorides virescens
71 observations
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
70 observations
Bluegill
Lepomis macrochirus
69 observations
American Black Elderberry
Sambucus canadensis
69 observations
Pickerelweed
Pontederia cordata
67 observations
Florida Gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
61 observations
Peninsular Cooter
Pseudemys peninsularis
57 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
57 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
55 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
51 observations
Spatterdock
Nuphar advena
51 observations

Built from recent research-grade iNaturalist observations. Identifications are community-sourced and may occasionally be wrong, and the ranking reflects where people record and photograph wildlife, so a species seen often here is not necessarily rare elsewhere. Some plants and animals are only out in certain seasons. Treat this as a lively snapshot of what people are finding, not a formal checklist.

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