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Wildlife near Atlanta, Georgia

Illustrated wildlife of Atlanta

Atlanta is a forest with a city in it, one of the most tree-covered big cities in the country, and the animals take full advantage. White-tailed deer wander the wooded neighborhoods, brown thrashers (the state bird) rustle through leaf litter, and red-tailed hawks and barred owls hunt the canopy. The Chattahoochee River corridor on the north side adds great blue herons, kingfishers, and beavers. Chimney swifts wheel over downtown at dusk in warm months.

Everything below is pulled live from recent research-grade observations near Atlanta. Browse by group, explore the map, and identify what you find with Huck.

63,349
recent observations
30
species listed
9
insects & arthropods
9
plants
7
birds

Naturalists have logged 63,349 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species near Atlanta. The most frequently seen is the Joro Spider, with 3,981 recorded sightings.

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

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Most-observed species near Atlanta

Joro Spider
Trichonephila clavata
3,981 observations · iNaturalist
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
3,537 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
3,281 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
3,144 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
2,913 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
2,827 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
2,631 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
2,283 observations
DeKay's Brownsnake
Storeria dekayi
2,237 observations
American sweetgum
Liquidambar styraciflua
2,146 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
2,137 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
2,046 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
1,948 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
1,903 observations
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
1,829 observations
Red-shouldered Hawk
Buteo lineatus
1,815 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
1,766 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
1,743 observations
Virginia creeper
Parthenocissus quinquefolia
1,705 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
1,686 observations
leatherleaf mahonia
Berberis bealei
1,659 observations · iNaturalist
Fiery Skipper
Hylephila phyleus
1,648 observations · iNaturalist
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
1,639 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
1,622 observations
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
1,622 observations
Chinese privet
Ligustrum sinense
1,592 observations · iNaturalist
southern magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora
1,531 observations
Eastern Phoebe
Sayornis phoebe
1,526 observations
eastern redbud
Cercis canadensis
1,479 observations
Carolina Mantis
Stagmomantis carolina
1,473 observations

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