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Wildlife near Tampa, Florida

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

119,358
recent observations
30
species listed
16
birds
4
reptiles & amphibians
4
plants

Naturalists have logged 119,358 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Tampa. The most frequently seen is the Brown Anole, with 12,818 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (16 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (4).

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Most-observed species near Tampa

Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
12,818 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
7,379 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
7,347 observations
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
6,263 observations · iNaturalist
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
5,403 observations
Spanish moss
Tillandsia usneoides
4,820 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
4,771 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
4,317 observations
resurrection fern
Pleopeltis michauxiana
4,088 observations · iNaturalist
Anhinga
Anhinga anhinga
3,957 observations
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
3,884 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Lubber Grasshopper
Romalea microptera
3,810 observations
Laughing Gull
Leucophaeus atricilla
3,796 observations · iNaturalist
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
3,714 observations
Cuban Tree Frog
Osteopilus septentrionalis
3,304 observations
American beautyberry
Callicarpa americana
3,245 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
3,086 observations
Christmas lichen
Herpothallon rubrocinctum
3,017 observations · iNaturalist
Western Honey Bee
Apis mellifera
3,000 observations
Gopher Tortoise
Gopherus polyphemus
2,912 observations
Osprey
Pandion haliaetus
2,880 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
2,656 observations · iNaturalist
Common Gallinule
Gallinula galeata
2,541 observations
Sandhill Crane
Antigone canadensis
2,539 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
2,476 observations
White Peacock
Anartia jatrophae
2,413 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
2,275 observations
Snowy Egret
Egretta thula
2,232 observations
Tricolored Heron
Egretta tricolor
2,222 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
2,193 observations

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