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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.

255,999
recent observations
30
species listed
11
plants
9
birds
6
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 255,999 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Tennessee. The most frequently seen is the Northern Cardinal, with 15,022 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (11 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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
15,022 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
12,602 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
11,974 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
11,585 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
10,595 observations
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
10,461 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
10,364 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
10,257 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
9,411 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
8,956 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
8,862 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
8,641 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
8,229 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
7,929 observations
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
7,870 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
7,555 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
7,487 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
7,366 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
7,232 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
7,175 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
7,039 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
6,963 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
6,769 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,742 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,657 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
6,537 observations
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
6,519 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
6,451 observations · iNaturalist
common jewelweed
Impatiens capensis
6,386 observations
great rhododendron
Rhododendron maximum
6,363 observations

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