Wildlife in Idaho

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

105,057

recent observations

30

species listed

13

plants

9

birds

5

mammals

Naturalists have logged 105,057 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Idaho. The most frequently seen is the Mallard, with 6,285 recorded sightings.

Plants account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Idaho

Anas platyrhynchos

6,285 observations

Branta canadensis

5,579 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

5,130 observations

Turdus migratorius

4,838 observations

Odocoileus hemionus

4,157 observations

Verbascum thapsus

3,920 observations

Western Terrestrial Garter Snake

Thamnophis elegans

3,798 observations

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

3,658 observations

Western Ponderosa Pine

Pinus ponderosa

3,652 observations

Chamaenerion angustifolium

3,643 observations · iNaturalist

arrowleaf balsamroot

Balsamorhiza sagittata

3,626 observations

Achillea millefolium

3,557 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

3,513 observations

Erythronium grandiflorum

3,489 observations

creeping mahonia

Berberis repens

3,385 observations · iNaturalist

Black-billed Magpie

3,243 observations

Pseudotsuga menziesii

3,224 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

3,127 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,062 observations

Columbian Ground Squirrel

Urocitellus columbianus

2,894 observations

sticky geranium

Geranium viscosissimum

2,891 observations · iNaturalist

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,859 observations

2,859 observations

Rubus parviflorus

2,858 observations

common beargrass

Xerophyllum tenax

2,801 observations · iNaturalist

Asclepias speciosa

2,708 observations

Artemisia tridentata

2,670 observations

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

2,588 observations

Great Blue Heron

2,531 observations

Pituophis catenifer

2,512 observations

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