Wildlife in Nebraska

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

45,220

recent observations

30

species listed

13

birds

10

insects & arthropods

3

mammals

Naturalists have logged 45,220 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Nebraska. The most frequently seen is the Monarch, with 3,173 recorded sightings.

Birds account for the largest share of what gets recorded there (13 of the species listed here), followed by insects & arthropods (10).

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Most-observed species in Nebraska

Danaus plexippus

3,173 observations

Turdus migratorius

2,755 observations

Woodhouse's Toad

Anaxyrus woodhousii

2,144 observations

Eastern Fox Squirrel

2,054 observations

Brown-belted Bumble Bee

Bombus griseocollis

1,677 observations

Northern Cardinal

Cardinalis cardinalis

1,659 observations

Branta canadensis

1,627 observations

Meleagris gallopavo

1,595 observations

Passer domesticus

1,538 observations

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

1,535 observations

1,520 observations

Red-winged Blackbird

Agelaius phoeniceus

1,440 observations

common milkweed

Asclepias syriaca

1,436 observations

American Goldfinch

1,409 observations

Anas platyrhynchos

1,363 observations

Black Swallowtail

Papilio polyxenes

1,340 observations

Vanessa atalanta

1,293 observations

Verbena stricta

1,284 observations

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

1,254 observations

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

1,243 observations

Eastern Tiger Swallowtail

Papilio glaucus

1,240 observations

Quiscalus quiscula

1,233 observations

Cyanocitta cristata

1,225 observations

Haemorhous mexicanus

1,215 observations

Red-tailed Hawk

Buteo jamaicensis

1,190 observations

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

1,180 observations

Silver-spotted Skipper

Epargyreus clarus

1,180 observations

Western Honey Bee

1,160 observations

Eastern Cottontail

Sylvilagus floridanus

1,146 observations

Zenaida macroura

1,112 observations

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