Wildlife in Louisiana

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

121,469

recent observations

30

species listed

7

reptiles & amphibians

9

birds

7

insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 121,469 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Louisiana. The most frequently seen is the Green Anole, with 9,245 recorded sightings.

Reptiles & Amphibians account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (7 of the species listed here), followed by birds (9).

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Most-observed species in Louisiana

Anolis carolinensis

9,245 observations

American Alligator

Alligator mississippiensis

7,736 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

5,711 observations

Eastern Pondhawk

Erythemis simplicicollis

5,522 observations

5,353 observations

Gulf Fritillary

5,061 observations · iNaturalist

Trachemys scripta

5,036 observations

Pachydiplax longipennis

4,898 observations

Northern Mockingbird

Mimus polyglottos

4,402 observations

Dryophytes cinereus

4,178 observations · iNaturalist

Eastern Gray Squirrel

Sciurus carolinensis

4,054 observations

Great Blue Heron

3,666 observations

Eudocimus albus

3,495 observations

Western Honey Bee

3,480 observations

Danaus plexippus

3,404 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

3,307 observations

American beautyberry

Callicarpa americana

3,301 observations

3,298 observations

Trifolium repens

3,279 observations

Triadica sebifera

3,275 observations · iNaturalist

Black-bellied Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna autumnalis

3,262 observations

American black elderberry

Sambucus canadensis

3,101 observations

Banded Watersnake

Nerodia fasciata

3,018 observations · iNaturalist

bristle thistle

Cirsium horridulum

2,974 observations · iNaturalist

Anas platyrhynchos

2,966 observations

Taxodium distichum

2,948 observations

Gulf Coast Toad

Incilius nebulifer

2,924 observations

Eastern Lubber Grasshopper

Romalea microptera

2,888 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

2,860 observations

Leucophaeus atricilla

2,827 observations

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