Wildlife in Kansas

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

54,703

recent observations

30

species listed

9

reptiles & amphibians

9

birds

8

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 54,703 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Kansas. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 3,278 recorded sightings.

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

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Most-observed species in Kansas

Danaus plexippus

3,278 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,861 observations

Blanchard's Cricket Frog

Acris blanchardi

2,724 observations · iNaturalist

Ornate Box Turtle

Terrapene ornata

2,553 observations

Ring-necked Snake

Diadophis punctatus

2,490 observations

Trachemys scripta

2,268 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

2,192 observations

North American Wheel Bug

Arilus cristatus

2,096 observations

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

2,038 observations

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

1,848 observations

Western Ratsnake

Pantherophis obsoletus

1,816 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

1,731 observations

Amur honeysuckle

Lonicera maackii

1,727 observations

Branta canadensis

1,725 observations

Western Honey Bee

1,685 observations

green antelopehorns

Asclepias viridis

1,683 observations

Common Garter Snake

Thamnophis sirtalis

1,607 observations

Passer domesticus

1,534 observations

Great Blue Heron

1,528 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

1,490 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,488 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,487 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,424 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,409 observations

Bold Jumping Spider

Phidippus audax

1,370 observations

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

1,344 observations

Yellow Garden Spider

Argiope aurantia

1,341 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

1,336 observations

Differential Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis

1,322 observations

Plains Leopard Frog

Lithobates blairi

1,308 observations

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