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Wildlife in Biscayne National Park

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

11,171
recent observations
30
species listed
14
birds
7
reptiles & amphibians
3
plants

Naturalists have logged 11,171 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Biscayne. The most frequently seen is the Brown Anole, with 1,308 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (14 of the species listed here), followed by reptiles & amphibians (7).

Rarer finds confirmed in Biscayne include West Indian Manatee and American Crocodile - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

West Indian ManateeAmerican Crocodile
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Most-observed species in Biscayne

Brown Anole
Anolis sagrei
1,308 observations
Peters's Rock Agama
Agama picticauda
795 observations · iNaturalist
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
665 observations
Green Iguana
Iguana iguana
584 observations
White Ibis
Eudocimus albus
545 observations
Double-crested Cormorant
Nannopterum auritum
397 observations
Indian Peafowl
Pavo cristatus
390 observations
red mangrove
Rhizophora mangle
390 observations · iNaturalist
Green Anole
Anolis carolinensis
365 observations
Yellow-crowned Night Heron
Nyctanassa violacea
351 observations
Brown Pelican
Pelecanus occidentalis
344 observations
Great Blue Heron
Ardea herodias
340 observations
Golden Silk Spider
Trichonephila clavipes
313 observations · iNaturalist
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
312 observations
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
311 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
305 observations
Little Blue Heron
Egretta caerulea
292 observations
Blue Land Crab
Cardisoma guanhumi
269 observations · iNaturalist
Common Raccoon
Procyon lotor
262 observations
West Indian Manatee
Trichechus manatus
253 observations
Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus
250 observations
Gulf Fritillary
Dione vanillae
250 observations · iNaturalist
Turkey Vulture
Cathartes aura
246 observations
American Crocodile
Crocodylus acutus
243 observations
Great Egret
Ardea alba
237 observations
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
236 observations
Knight Anole
Anolis equestris
232 observations · iNaturalist
Crested Anole
Anolis cristatellus
232 observations · iNaturalist
sea grape
Coccoloba uvifera
230 observations · iNaturalist
White beggarticks
Bidens alba
224 observations · iNaturalist

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