Wildlife in Big Bend National Park
Here’s what naturalists are spotting in Big Bend 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 Big Bend
ocotillo
Fouquieria splendens
1,616 observations
Mexican Jay
Aphelocoma wollweberi
1,566 observations · iNaturalist
strawberry hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus stramineus
1,350 observations · iNaturalist
Havard's Century Plant
Agave havardiana
1,275 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Roadrunner
Geococcyx californianus
1,267 observations
Creosote Bush
Larrea tridentata
1,151 observations
Strawberry Cactus
Echinocereus enneacanthus
1,123 observations · iNaturalist
scarlet hedgehog cactus
Echinocereus coccineus
1,052 observations
Russet Hedgehog Cactus
Echinocereus russanthus
1,023 observations · iNaturalist
lechuguilla
Agave lechuguilla
1,002 observations
Texas lignum-vitae
Guaiacum angustifolium
968 observations · iNaturalist
Devilshead
Echinocactus horizonthalonius
926 observations · iNaturalist
Greater Earless Lizard
Cophosaurus texanus
912 observations
tree cholla
Cylindropuntia imbricata
866 observations
Texas rainbow cactus
Echinocereus dasyacanthus
859 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
717 observations
Blind Pricklypear
Opuntia rufida
682 observations
Texas madrone
Arbutus xalapensis
668 observations · iNaturalist
evergreen sumac
Rhus virens
616 observations · iNaturalist
Turk's Head
Hamatocactus hamatacanthus
616 observations · iNaturalist
Cactus Wren
Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
610 observations
Christmas cholla
Cylindropuntia leptocaulis
568 observations · iNaturalist
Desert Millipede
Orthoporus ornatus
565 observations · iNaturalist
Torrey's Yucca
Yucca torreyi
556 observations
Texas Brown Tarantula
Aphonopelma hentzi
551 observations · iNaturalist
Canyon Towhee
Melozone fusca
535 observations · iNaturalist
little nipple cactus
Mammillaria meiacantha
498 observations · iNaturalist
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
486 observations
Weeping Juniper
Juniperus flaccida
486 observations · iNaturalist
Purple Pricklypear
Opuntia azurea
480 observations · iNaturalist
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