Wildlife in Colorado

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

230,652

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

7

birds

6

mammals

Naturalists have logged 230,652 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Colorado. The most frequently seen is the Mule Deer, with 16,788 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (7).

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Most-observed species in Colorado

Odocoileus hemionus

16,788 observations

Aquilegia coerulea

10,274 observations

Black-billed Magpie

9,802 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

9,701 observations

Verbascum thapsus

9,597 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

9,317 observations

Asclepias speciosa

8,728 observations

Cervus canadensis

8,624 observations

Branta canadensis

7,988 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

7,933 observations · iNaturalist

Turdus migratorius

7,922 observations

Common Golden-mantled Ground Squirrel

Callospermophilus lateralis

7,249 observations

Populus tremuloides

7,156 observations

Western Honey Bee

7,083 observations

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

7,063 observations · iNaturalist

Rocky Mountains Ponderosa Pine

Pinus scopulorum

6,848 observations · iNaturalist

Rubber Rabbitbrush

Ericameria nauseosa

6,765 observations · iNaturalist

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

6,608 observations

Black-tailed Prairie Dog

Cynomys ludovicianus

6,588 observations

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

6,486 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

6,485 observations

Convolvulus arvensis

6,465 observations

Yellow-bellied Marmot

Marmota flaviventris

6,339 observations

Lanceleaf Stonecrop

Sedum lanceolatum

6,328 observations · iNaturalist

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

6,314 observations

Plains Pricklypear

Opuntia polyacantha

6,214 observations

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

6,089 observations

sulfur buckwheat

Eriogonum umbellatum

6,059 observations

Great Plains yucca

5,928 observations

Pituophis catenifer

5,911 observations

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