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Wildlife in Oregon

The birds, plants, and insects most often recorded in Oregon. 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 Oregon

Most-recorded birds reported across the state.

  1. Mallard Mallard Anas platyrhynchos 12,400 records
  2. Dark-Eyed Junco Dark-Eyed Junco Junco hyemalis 9,551 records
  3. Red-Tailed Hawk Red-Tailed Hawk Buteo jamaicensis 9,028 records
  4. American Robin American Robin Turdus migratorius 8,664 records
  5. Canada Goose Branta canadensis 8,408 records
  6. Great Blue Heron Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias 8,203 records
  7. Song Sparrow Song Sparrow Melospiza melodia 7,740 records
  8. Bald Eagle Bald Eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus 7,319 records
  9. California Scrub-Jay Aphelocoma californica 6,771 records
  10. Anna's Hummingbird Calypte anna 6,067 records
  11. American Crow American Crow Corvus brachyrhynchos 6,024 records
  12. Northern Flicker Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus 5,888 records
Plants

Plants Commonly Recorded In Oregon

Plants observers log most often statewide.

  1. Western Ponderosa Pine Western Ponderosa Pine Pinus ponderosa 12,755 records
  2. Pacific Trillium Pacific Trillium Trillium ovatum 11,476 records
  3. Douglas-Fir Douglas-Fir Pseudotsuga menziesii 9,352 records
  4. Western Sword Fern Western Sword Fern Polystichum munitum 8,832 records
  5. Salal Salal Gaultheria shallon 7,667 records
  6. Oregon Grape Oregon Grape Berberis aquifolium 6,621 records
  7. Thimbleberry Rubus parviflorus 6,620 records
  8. Oregon Oak Oregon Oak Quercus garryana 6,125 records
  9. Bigleaf Maple Bigleaf Maple Acer macrophyllum 5,847 records
  10. Pacific Bleeding Heart Pacific Bleeding Heart Dicentra formosa 5,660 records
  11. Fringe Cups Fringe Cups Tellima grandiflora 5,614 records
  12. Coastal Manroot Coastal Manroot Marah oregana 5,601 records
Insects

Insects Commonly Recorded In Oregon

The insects that turn up most in records.

  1. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera 5,668 records
  2. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis 4,033 records
  3. Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle Seven-Spotted Lady Beetle Coccinella septempunctata 3,911 records
  4. California Tortoiseshell California Tortoiseshell Nymphalis californica 3,869 records
  5. Western Boxelder Bug Western Boxelder Bug Boisea rubrolineata 3,721 records
  6. Isabella Tiger Moth Isabella Tiger Moth Pyrrharctia isabella 3,259 records
  7. European Mantis European Mantis Mantis religiosa 2,446 records
  8. Black-Tailed Bumble Bee Black-Tailed Bumble Bee Bombus melanopygus 2,334 records
  9. Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini 2,321 records
  10. Woodland Skipper Ochlodes sylvanoides 2,275 records
  11. Spotted Cucumber Beetle Spotted Cucumber Beetle Diabrotica undecimpunctata 2,262 records
  12. Pacific Forktail Pacific Forktail Ischnura cervula 2,247 records

Go Deeper

Use the live finder to narrow this to your town and season. Then read Who Lives Here, how to attract wildlife to your yard, and planting for local wildlife. For tools and field guides, see the recommended gear.

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