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Wildlife in Tennessee

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

251,223
recent observations
30
species listed
9
birds
9
plants
7
insects & arthropods

Naturalists have logged 251,223 research-grade observations across the 30 most-recorded species in Tennessee. The most frequently seen is the Northern Cardinal, with 14,879 recorded sightings.

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

Rarer finds confirmed in Tennessee include Spotted Wintergreen - uncommon enough that a sighting is worth logging.

Spotted Wintergreen
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Most-observed species in Tennessee

Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
14,879 observations
Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio glaucus
12,414 observations
White-tailed Deer
Odocoileus virginianus
11,656 observations
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
11,546 observations
Christmas fern
Polystichum acrostichoides
10,407 observations
Common Box Turtle
Terrapene carolina
10,278 observations
Eastern Gray Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis
10,103 observations
Pipevine Swallowtail
Battus philenor
10,009 observations
Eastern Bluebird
Sialia sialis
9,321 observations
American tuliptree
Liriodendron tulipifera
8,736 observations
Asian Lady Beetle
Harmonia axyridis
8,708 observations
mountain laurel
Kalmia latifolia
8,183 observations
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
8,130 observations
Northern Mockingbird
Mimus polyglottos
7,856 observations
Central Ratsnake
Pantherophis alleghaniensis
7,747 observations
Mourning Dove
Zenaida macroura
7,436 observations
downy rattlesnake plantain
Goodyera pubescens
7,397 observations
mayapple
Podophyllum peltatum
7,353 observations
striped wintergreen
Chimaphila maculata
6,964 observations
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
6,910 observations
American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana
6,872 observations
Monarch
Danaus plexippus
6,837 observations
American cancer-root
Conopholis americana
6,731 observations
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
6,524 observations
Eastern Carpenter Bee
Xylocopa virginica
6,473 observations
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
6,458 observations
Carolina Wren
Thryothorus ludovicianus
6,455 observations
galax
Galax urceolata
6,400 observations · iNaturalist
Silver-spotted Skipper
Epargyreus clarus
6,252 observations
Common Watersnake
Nerodia sipedon
6,188 observations

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