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Wildlife in Kansas

The birds, plants, and insects most often recorded in Kansas. A starting field list, drawn from iNaturalist research-grade observations, for what is likely living near you.

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Birds

Birds Commonly Recorded In Kansas

Most-recorded birds reported across the state.

  1. American Robin American Robin Turdus migratorius 2,385 records
  2. Northern Cardinal Northern Cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis 1,860 records
  3. Canada Goose Branta canadensis 1,511 records
  4. Mallard Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 1,389 records
  5. Red-Tailed Hawk Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 1,347 records
  6. Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 1,316 records
  7. House Sparrow House Sparrow Passer domesticus 1,309 records
  8. Mourning Dove Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura 1,205 records
  9. House Finch Haemorhous mexicanus 1,192 records
  10. Red-Winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus 954 records
  11. Dark-Eyed Junco Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 915 records
  12. Bald Eagle Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 871 records
Plants

Plants Commonly Recorded In Kansas

Plants observers log most often statewide.

  1. Amur Honeysuckle Amur Honeysuckle Lonicera maackii 1,463 records
  2. Green Antelopehorns Asclepias viridis 1,352 records
  3. Eastern Redcedar Eastern Redcedar Juniperus virginiana 1,156 records
  4. Henbit Deadnettle Henbit Deadnettle Lamium amplexicaule 1,110 records
  5. American Pokeweed American Pokeweed Phytolacca americana 1,078 records
  6. Snow-On-The-Mountain Snow-On-The-Mountain Euphorbia marginata 1,023 records
  7. Illinois Bundleflower Illinois Bundleflower Desmanthus illinoensis 1,022 records
  8. Common Milkweed Common Milkweed Asclepias syriaca 1,015 records
  9. Carolina Horsenettle Carolina Horsenettle Solanum carolinense 1,007 records
  10. Butterfly Milkweed Butterfly Milkweed Asclepias tuberosa 992 records
  11. Giant Blue Sage Giant Blue Sage Salvia azurea 985 records
  12. Hoary Vervain Hoary Vervain Verbena stricta 934 records
Insects

Insects Commonly Recorded In Kansas

The insects that turn up most in records.

  1. Monarch Monarch Danaus plexippus 2,604 records
  2. North American Wheel Bug North American Wheel Bug Arilus cristatus 1,782 records
  3. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 1,419 records
  4. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis 1,230 records
  5. Black Swallowtail Papilio polyxenes 1,093 records
  6. Differential Grasshopper Differential Grasshopper Melanoplus differentialis 1,089 records
  7. Common Buckeye Common Buckeye Junonia coenia 1,063 records
  8. Carolina Mantis Stagmomantis carolina 1,040 records
  9. Huron Skipper Atalopedes huron 1,030 records
  10. Silver-Spotted Skipper Epargyreus clarus 1,027 records
  11. Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Papilio glaucus 1,020 records
  12. Hackberry Emperor Asterocampa celtis 1,007 records

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