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.

Most-observed species in Tennessee

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

14,489 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

11,489 observations

Turdus migratorius

11,352 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

11,102 observations

Polystichum acrostichoides

10,112 observations

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

9,878 observations

Common Box Turtle

Terrapene carolina

9,725 observations

Pipevine Swallowtail

Battus philenor

9,150 observations

Eastern Bluebird

9,090 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

8,353 observations

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

8,336 observations

mountain laurel

Kalmia latifolia

7,916 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

7,690 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

7,660 observations

Podophyllum peltatum

7,276 observations

Zenaida macroura

7,171 observations

downy rattlesnake plantain

Goodyera pubescens

7,071 observations

striped wintergreen

Chimaphila maculata

6,807 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

6,733 observations

American cancer-root

Conopholis americana

6,644 observations

Danaus plexippus

6,490 observations

American pokeweed

Phytolacca americana

6,430 observations

Thryothorus ludovicianus

6,302 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

6,237 observations

Galax urceolata

6,171 observations · iNaturalist

American Goldfinch

6,163 observations

Eastern Carpenter Bee

Xylocopa virginica

6,141 observations

great rhododendron

Rhododendron maximum

6,067 observations

Branta canadensis

5,976 observations

Notophthalmus viridescens

5,919 observations

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