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Wildlife in Tennessee

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

247,601
recent observations
30
species listed
9
birds
10
plants
6
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 247,601 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Tennessee. The most frequently seen is the Northern Cardinal, with 14,748 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (9 of the species listed here), followed by plants (10).

Rarer finds confirmed in Tennessee include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Tennessee

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
14,748 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
12,042 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
11,513 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
11,436 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
10,296 observations
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
10,096 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
10,002 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
9,756 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
9,258 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
8,607 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
8,577 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
8,057 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
7,866 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
7,790 observations
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
7,668 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
7,341 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
7,335 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
7,310 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
6,921 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
6,849 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,703 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,691 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
6,626 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,406 observations
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
6,399 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
6,367 observations · iNaturalist
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
6,356 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
6,347 observations
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
6,145 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
6,093 observations

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