🇺🇸Animals recorded in the United States

Which animals have been recorded in the United States? 42,876,662 occurrence records cover 1,200+ species. The most-recorded are listed below, with what the record pattern says about each one. 212 is the most-recorded animal class; the leading species records include Mourning Dove, Dark-eyed Junco, Milkweed [butterfly].

• 42,876,662 records
• 1,200+ species
• 95 classes

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The most-recorded species in this dataset include Mourning Dove, Dark-eyed Junco, Milkweed [butterfly]. Use the country list as evidence of recorded wildlife, then open a species to compare its records across other countries and months. It is not a complete habitat or population census.

Most-recorded animals in the United States

	Animal	Group	Records
	Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura	Aves Columbidae	389,959
	Dark-eyed Junco Junco hyemalis	Aves Passerellidae	382,011
	Milkweed [butterfly] Danaus plexippus	Insecta Nymphalidae	377,790
	Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis	Aves Cardinalidae	374,255
	American Goldfinch Spinus tristis	Aves Fringillidae	288,554
	House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus	Aves Fringillidae	286,883
	Blue Jay Cyanocitta cristata	Aves Corvidae	276,223
	Downy Woodpecker Dryobates pubescens	Aves Picidae	272,040
	American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos	Aves Corvidae	255,242
	Tufted Titmouse Baeolophus bicolor	Aves Paridae	250,387
	American Robin Turdus migratorius	Aves Turdidae	230,020
	Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus	Aves Paridae	224,318
	House Sparrow Passer domesticus	Aves Passeridae	222,833
	Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia	Aves Passerellidae	214,315
	Anchovy Anchoa mitchilli	— Engraulidae	208,508
	White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinensis	Aves Sittidae	206,225
	Red-bellied Woodpecker Melanerpes carolinus	Aves Picidae	194,007
	European Starling Sturnus vulgaris	Aves Sturnidae	192,290
	Canada Goose (canadensis Group) Branta canadensis	Aves Anatidae	171,752
	Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus	Aves Icteridae	162,341
	Red-tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis	Aves Accipitridae	162,145
	Spot croaker Leiostomus xanthurus	— Sciaenidae	160,759
	Atlantic croaker Micropogonias undulatus	— Sciaenidae	154,681
	Carolina Chickadee Poecile carolinensis	Aves Paridae	152,947
	humpback whale Megaptera novaeangliae	Mammalia Balaenopteridae	140,088
	Carolina Wren Thryothorus ludovicianus	Aves Troglodytidae	136,466
	Sharp-shinned Hawk Accipiter striatus	Aves Accipitridae	127,076
	Northern Mockingbird Mimus polyglottos	Aves Mimidae	126,636
	White-throated Sparrow Zonotrichia albicollis	Aves Passerellidae	124,440
	Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons	Aves Anatidae	122,889
	deer mouse Peromyscus maniculatus	Mammalia Cricetidae	122,107
	Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	— Salmonidae	120,421
	Pinfish Lagodon rhomboides	— Sparidae	108,653
	Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus	Aves Picidae	108,111
	Bluehead Thalassoma bifasciatum	— Labridae	106,892
	Hairy Woodpecker Leuconotopicus villosus	Aves Picidae	99,747
	Yellow-rumped Warbler Setophaga coronata	Aves Parulidae	98,025
	Turkey Vulture Cathartes aura	Aves Cathartidae	97,927
	Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus	Aves Anatidae	96,408
	Striped parrotfish Scarus iseri	— Scaridae	95,037
	White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys	Aves Passerellidae	94,205
	Swordfish Xiphias gladius	— Xiphiidae	93,972
	Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii	Aves Anatidae	93,066
	Yellow-fin Tunny Thunnus albacares	— Scombridae	91,049
	Mallard Anas platyrhynchos	Aves Anatidae	90,653
	Redback salamander Plethodon cinereus	Amphibia Plethodontidae	89,220
	American Kestrel Falco sparverius	Aves Falconidae	88,736
	Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis	Aves Sittidae	87,758
	sand seatrout Cynoscion arenarius	— Sciaenidae	87,433
	Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus	Aves Accipitridae	86,521
	Redband parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatum	— Scaridae	85,182
	Brown Shrimp Penaeus aztecus	Malacostraca Penaeidae	84,925
	Common Grackle Quiscalus quiscula	Aves Icteridae	83,664
	hardhead catfish Ariopsis felis	— Ariidae	83,633
	Cooper's Hawk Accipiter cooperii	Aves Accipitridae	81,240
	Blue crab Callinectes sapidus	Malacostraca Portunidae	81,213
	shortnose gar Lepisosteus oculatus	— Lepisosteidae	80,820
	Bicolor Damselfish Stegastes partitus	— Pomacentridae	80,495
	Gulf menhaden Brevoortia patronus	— Clupeidae	80,395
	Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis	Aves Turdidae	79,057