Tampa curls around its bay on the Gulf coast, and the warm shallow water is full of life. Manatees gather at the power-plant outflows in winter, roseate spoonbills and wood storks feed in the mangroves, and brown pelicans and ospreys work the bay. Alligators live in the lakes and golf-course ponds, and the coastal preserves hold gopher tortoises, which dig burrows that dozens of other animals shelter in.
Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Tampa. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.
122,539
recent observations
30
species listed
16
birds
4
reptiles & amphibians
4
plants
Naturalists have logged 122,539 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Tampa. The most frequently seen is the Brown Anole, with 13,241 recorded sightings.
Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (4).