Wildlife
What lives in Everglades
Last verified NPS species database
Every animal below comes from the National Park Service’s own species list for Everglades: 36 mammals, 358 birds, 57 reptiles, 17 amphibians and 297 fish recorded as present. Status words (present, unconfirmed, not in park) are the NPS’s, not ours.
Animals people ask about
Black bear
Ursus americanus floridanus
Coyote
Canis latrans · Rare
Mountain lion
Puma concolor coryi
Bobcat
Lynx rufus · Common
Manatee
Trichechus manatus · Common
American alligator
Alligator mississippiensis · Abundant
American crocodile
Crocodylus acutus · Uncommon
Rattlesnakes
Crotalus adamanteus · Common · any rattlesnake species
Bald eagle
Haliaeetus leucocephalus · Common
Golden eagle
Aquila chrysaetos · Rare
By group
Species counts
Present or probably present per the NPS list. “Listed” includes species the NPS has evaluated but marks unconfirmed or not in park.
- Mammals
- 43
- 43 listed · 6 non-native
- Birds
- 359
- 370 listed · 69 non-native
- Reptiles
- 58
- 61 listed · 8 non-native
- Amphibians
- 17
- 17 listed · 3 non-native
- Fish
- 308
- 426 listed · 12 non-native
Endangered Species Act
16 threatened or endangered species
Federal listing status as recorded in the NPS species database.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryde's Whale | Balaenoptera edeni | Endangered | ||
| Florida Bonneted Bat | Eumops floridanus | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Key Largo cotton mouse | Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola | Rare | Endangered | |
| Florida Panther | Puma concolor coryi | Endangered | ||
| West Indian manatee | Trichechus manatus | Common | Threatened | |
| Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow | Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis | Common | Endangered | |
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | Uncommon | Threatened | |
| Everglade Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta | Rare | Threatened | |
| Common Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Abundant | Threatened | |
| American crocodile | Crocodylus acutus | Uncommon | Threatened | |
| Leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Eastern indigo snake | Drymarchon corais couperi | Rare | Threatened | |
| Atlantic Ridley | Lepidochelys kempii | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Nassau grouper | Epinephelus striatus | Occasional | Threatened | |
| Sawfish | Pristis pectinata | Rare | Endangered |
Mammals
All 43 mammals recorded in Everglades
Most abundant first, as the NPS rates them.
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bee shrew | Cryptotis parva | Common | ||
| Black Rat | Rattus rattus | Common | Non-native | |
| Bobcat | Lynx rufus | Common | ||
| Bottlenose Dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Common | ||
| Common raccoon | Procyon lotor | Common | ||
| Hispid Cotton Rat | Sigmodon hispidus | Common | ||
| House Mouse | Mus musculus | Common | Non-native | |
| Long-nosed armadillo | Dasypus novemcinctus | Common | Non-native | |
| Marsh Oryzomys | Oryzomys palustris | Common | ||
| Marsh Rabbit | Sylvilagus palustris | Common | ||
| Mole shrew | Blarina brevicauda | Common | ||
| Round-tailed Muskrat | Neofiber alleni | Common |
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| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Indian manatee | Trichechus manatus | Common | Threatened | |
| White-tailed Deer | Odocoileus virginianus | Common | ||
| River Otter | Lutra canadensis | Uncommon | ||
| Short-finned Pilot Whale | Globicephala macrorhynchus | Uncommon | ||
| Southern Flying Squirrel | Glaucomys volans | Uncommon | ||
| Domestic Cat | Felis catus | Occasional | Non-native | |
| Domestic dog | Canis familiaris | Occasional | Non-native | |
| American Mink | Mustela vison | Rare | ||
| Big Cypress fox squirrel | Sciurus niger avicennia | Rare | ||
| Common Gray Fox | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | Rare | ||
| Coyote | Canis latrans | Rare | ||
| Eastern Cottontail | Sylvilagus floridanus | Rare | ||
| Eastern Fox Squirrel | Sciurus niger | Rare | ||
| Eastern Gray Squirrel | Sciurus carolinensis | Rare | ||
| Eurasian Wild Pig | Sus scrofa | Rare | Non-native | |
| Key Largo cotton mouse | Peromyscus gossypinus allapaticola | Rare | Endangered | |
| Striped Skunk | Mephitis mephitis | Rare | ||
| Alleghanian Spotted Skunk | Spilogale putorius | Probably Present | ||
| Brazilian Free-tailed Bat | Tadarida brasiliensis | Probably Present | ||
| Bryde's Whale | Balaenoptera edeni | Endangered | ||
| Common Opossum | Didelphis marsupialis | |||
| Cross Fox | Vulpes vulpes | Probably Present | Non-native | |
| Eastern Mole | Scalopus aquaticus | Probably Present | ||
| Eastern Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus subflavus | |||
| Evening Bat | Nycticeius humeralis | Probably Present | ||
| Florida black bear | Ursus americanus floridanus | |||
| Florida Bonneted Bat | Eumops floridanus | Probably Present | Endangered | |
| Florida Panther | Puma concolor coryi | Endangered | ||
| Northern Yellow Bat | Lasiurus intermedius | |||
| Seminole Bat | Lasiurus seminolus | Probably Present | ||
| Southern Short-tailed Shrew | Blarina carolinensis |
Birds
359 birds — show the list ↓
Birds
359 birds — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper's Hawk | Accipiter cooperii | ||
| Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus | ||
| Spotted Sandpiper | Actitis macularius | ||
| Red-winged Blackbird | Agelaius phoeniceus | ||
| Bachman's Sparrow | Aimophila aestivalis | ||
| Wood Duck | Aix sponsa | ||
| Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Ammodramus caudacutus | ||
| Le Conte's Sparrow | Ammodramus leconteii | Non-native | |
| Seaside Sparrow | Ammodramus maritimus | Non-native | |
| Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow | Ammodramus maritimus mirabilis | Endangered | |
| Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow | Ammodramus nelsoni | ||
| Grasshopper Sparrow | Ammodramus savannarum | ||
| Northern Pintail | Anas acuta | ||
| American Wigeon | Anas americana | ||
| White-cheeked Pintail | Anas bahamensis | Non-native | |
| Northern Shoveler | Anas clypeata | ||
| Green-winged Teal | Anas crecca | ||
| Cinnamon Teal | Anas cyanoptera | Non-native | |
| Blue-winged Teal | Anas discors | ||
| Mottled Duck | Anas fulvigula | ||
| Eurasian Wigeon | Anas penelope | Non-native | |
| Mallard | Anas platyrhynchos | ||
| American Black Duck | Anas rubripes | Non-native | |
| Gadwall | Anas strepera | ||
| Anhinga | Anhinga anhinga | ||
| Brown Noddy | Anous stolidus | Non-native | |
| American Pipit | Anthus rubescens | ||
| Golden Eagle | Aquila chrysaetos | ||
| Limpkin | Aramus guarauna | ||
| Ruby-throated Hummingbird | Archilochus colubris | ||
| Great Egret | Ardea alba | ||
| Great Blue Heron | Ardea herodias | ||
| Great White Heron | Ardea herodias occidentalis | ||
| Ruddy Turnstone | Arenaria interpres | ||
| Short-eared Owl | Asio flammeus | ||
| Burrowing Owl | Athene cunicularia | ||
| Lesser Scaup | Aythya affinis | ||
| Redhead | Aythya americana | ||
| Ring-necked Duck | Aythya collaris | ||
| Greater Scaup | Aythya marila | Non-native | |
| Canvasback | Aythya valisineria | ||
| Tufted Titmouse | Baeolophus bicolor | ||
| Upland Sandpiper | Bartramia longicauda | ||
| Cedar Waxwing | Bombycilla cedrorum | ||
| American Bittern | Botaurus lentiginosus | ||
| American Brant | Branta bernicla | Non-native | |
| Canada Goose | Branta canadensis | Non-native | |
| Canary-winged Parakeet | Brotogeris versicolurus | Non-native | |
| Great Horned Owl | Bubo virginianus | ||
| Cattle Egret | Bubulcus ibis | ||
| Bufflehead | Bucephala albeola | ||
| Common Goldeneye | Bucephala clangula | Non-native | |
| Short-tailed Hawk | Buteo brachyurus | ||
| Red-tailed Hawk | Buteo jamaicensis | ||
| Rough-legged Hawk | Buteo lagopus | ||
| Red-shouldered Hawk | Buteo lineatus | ||
| Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus | ||
| Swainson's Hawk | Buteo swainsoni | ||
| Green Heron | Butorides virescens | ||
| Lark Bunting | Calamospiza melanocorys | Non-native | |
| Lapland Longspur | Calcarius lapponicus | Non-native | |
| Sharp-tailed Sandpiper | Calidris acuminata | Non-native | |
| Sanderling | Calidris alba | ||
| Dunlin | Calidris alpina | ||
| Baird's Sandpiper | Calidris bairdii | Non-native | |
| Red Knot | Calidris canutus | ||
| Curlew Sandpiper | Calidris ferruginea | Non-native | |
| White-rumped Sandpiper | Calidris fuscicollis | ||
| Stilt Sandpiper | Calidris himantopus | ||
| Western Sandpiper | Calidris mauri | ||
| Pectoral Sandpiper | Calidris melanotos | ||
| Least Sandpiper | Calidris minutilla | ||
| Semipalmated Sandpiper | Calidris pusilla | ||
| Chuck-will's-widow | Caprimulgus carolinensis | ||
| Whip-poor-will | Caprimulgus vociferus | ||
| Crested Caracara | Caracara cheriway | ||
| Northern Cardinal | Cardinalis cardinalis | ||
| Pine Siskin | Carduelis pinus | ||
| American Goldfinch | Carduelis tristis | ||
| Turkey Vulture | Cathartes aura | ||
| Veery | Catharus fuscescens | ||
| Hermit Thrush | Catharus guttatus | ||
| Gray-cheeked Thrush | Catharus minimus | ||
| Swainson's Thrush | Catharus ustulatus | ||
| Willet | Catoptrophorus semipalmatus | ||
| Belted Kingfisher | Ceryle alcyon | ||
| Chimney Swift | Chaetura pelagica | ||
| Snowy Plover | Charadrius alexandrinus | ||
| Piping Plover | Charadrius melodus | Threatened | |
| Semipalmated Plover | Charadrius semipalmatus | ||
| Killdeer | Charadrius vociferus | ||
| Wilson's Plover | Charadrius wilsonia | ||
| Snow Goose | Chen caerulescens | Non-native | |
| Black Tern | Chlidonias niger | ||
| Lark Sparrow | Chondestes grammacus | ||
| Lesser Nighthawk | Chordeiles acutipennis | ||
| Antillean Nighthawk | Chordeiles gundlachii | ||
| Common Nighthawk | Chordeiles minor | ||
| Northern Harrier | Circus cyaneus | ||
| Marsh Wren | Cistothorus palustris | ||
| Sedge Wren | Cistothorus platensis | ||
| Long-tailed Duck | Clangula hyemalis | ||
| Yellow-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus americanus | ||
| Black-billed Cuckoo | Coccyzus erythropthalmus | ||
| Mangrove Cuckoo | Coccyzus minor | ||
| Bananaquit | Coereba flaveola | Non-native | |
| Northern Flicker | Colaptes auratus | ||
| Northern Bobwhite | Colinus virginianus | ||
| Rock Dove | Columba livia | Non-native | |
| Common Ground-Dove | Columbina passerina | ||
| Cuban Pewee | Contopus caribaeus | ||
| Olive-sided Flycatcher | Contopus cooperi | ||
| Eastern Wood-Pewee | Contopus virens | ||
| Black Vulture | Coragyps atratus | ||
| American Crow | Corvus brachyrhynchos | ||
| Fish Crow | Corvus ossifragus | ||
| Yellow Rail | Coturnicops noveboracensis | ||
| Smooth-billed Ani | Crotophaga ani | ||
| Groove-billed Ani | Crotophaga sulcirostris | Non-native | |
| Blue Jay | Cyanocitta cristata | ||
| Fulvous Whistling-Duck | Dendrocygna bicolor | ||
| Black-throated Blue Warbler | Dendroica caerulescens | ||
| Bay-breasted Warbler | Dendroica castanea | ||
| Cerulean Warbler | Dendroica cerulea | ||
| Yellow-rumped Warbler | Dendroica coronata | ||
| Prairie Warbler | Dendroica discolor | ||
| Florida Prairie Warbler | Dendroica discolor paludicola | ||
| Dendroica dominica | Dendroica dominica | ||
| Blackburnian Warbler | Dendroica fusca | ||
| Magnolia Warbler | Dendroica magnolia | ||
| Black-throated Gray Warbler | Dendroica nigrescens | Non-native | |
| Palm Warbler | Dendroica palmarum | ||
| Chestnut-sided Warbler | Dendroica pensylvanica | ||
| Dendroica petechia | Dendroica petechia | ||
| Pine Warbler | Dendroica pinus | ||
| Blackpoll Warbler | Dendroica striata | ||
| Cape May Warbler | Dendroica tigrina | ||
| Black-throated Green Warbler | Dendroica virens | ||
| Bobolink | Dolichonyx oryzivorus | ||
| Pileated Woodpecker | Dryocopus pileatus | ||
| Gray Catbird | Dumetella carolinensis | ||
| Little Blue Heron | Egretta caerulea | ||
| Reddish Egret | Egretta rufescens | ||
| Snowy Egret | Egretta thula | ||
| Tricolored Heron | Egretta tricolor | ||
| Swallow-tailed Kite | Elanoides forficatus | ||
| White-tailed Kite | Elanus leucurus | ||
| Least Flycatcher | Empidonax minimus | ||
| Willow Flycatcher | Empidonax traillii | Probably Present | |
| Acadian Flycatcher | Empidonax virescens | ||
| Horned Lark | Eremophila alpestris | Non-native | |
| White Ibis | Eudocimus albus | ||
| Scarlet Ibis | Eudocimus ruber | Non-native | |
| Rusty Blackbird | Euphagus carolinus | ||
| Brewer's Blackbird | Euphagus cyanocephalus | ||
| Merlin | Falco columbarius | ||
| Peregrine Falcon | Falco peregrinus | ||
| American Kestrel | Falco sparverius | ||
| Magnificent Frigatebird | Fregata magnificens | ||
| American Coot | Fulica americana | ||
| Wilson's Snipe | Gallinago delicata | ||
| Common Moorhen | Gallinula chloropus | ||
| Common Loon | Gavia immer | ||
| Red-throated Loon | Gavia stellata | ||
| Common Yellowthroat | Geothlypis trichas | ||
| Key West Quail-Dove | Geotrygon chrysia | Non-native | |
| Hill Myna | Gracula religiosa | Non-native | |
| Sandhill Crane | Grus canadensis | ||
| Blue Grosbeak | Guiraca caerulea | ||
| American Oystercatcher | Haematopus palliatus | ||
| Bald Eagle | Haliaeetus leucocephalus | ||
| Worm-eating Warbler | Helmitheros vermivorum | ||
| Black-necked Stilt | Himantopus mexicanus | ||
| Barn Swallow | Hirundo rustica | ||
| Wood Thrush | Hylocichla mustelina | ||
| Yellow-breasted Chat | Icteria virens | ||
| Bullock's Oriole | Icterus bullockii | Non-native | |
| Baltimore Oriole | Icterus galbula | ||
| Spot-breasted Oriole | Icterus pectoralis | Non-native | |
| Orchard Oriole | Icterus spurius | ||
| Mississippi Kite | Ictinia mississippiensis | ||
| Least Bittern | Ixobrychus exilis | ||
| Dark-eyed Junco | Junco hyemalis | ||
| Loggerhead Shrike | Lanius ludovicianus | ||
| Herring Gull | Larus argentatus | ||
| Laughing Gull | Larus atricilla | ||
| Ring-billed Gull | Larus delawarensis | ||
| Lesser Black-backed Gull | Larus fuscus | ||
| Great Black-backed Gull | Larus marinus | ||
| Bonaparte's Gull | Larus philadelphia | ||
| Franklin's Gull | Larus pipixcan | Non-native | |
| Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | ||
| Short-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus griseus | ||
| Long-billed Dowitcher | Limnodromus scolopaceus | ||
| Swainson's Warbler | Limnothlypis swainsonii | ||
| Marbled Godwit | Limosa fedoa | ||
| Bar-tailed Godwit | Limosa lapponica | Non-native | |
| Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Non-native | |
| Hooded Merganser | Lophodytes cucullatus | ||
| Eastern Screech Owl | Megascops asio | ||
| Red-bellied Woodpecker | Melanerpes carolinus | ||
| Red-headed Woodpecker | Melanerpes erythrocephalus | Non-native | |
| Black Scoter | Melanitta nigra | Non-native | |
| Surf Scoter | Melanitta perspicillata | Non-native | |
| Wild Turkey | Meleagris gallopavo | ||
| Budgerigar | Melopsittacus undulatus | Non-native | |
| Swamp Sparrow | Melospiza georgiana | ||
| Lincoln's Sparrow | Melospiza lincolnii | ||
| Song Sparrow | Melospiza melodia | ||
| Red-breasted Merganser | Mergus serrator | ||
| Bahama Mockingbird | Mimus gundlachii | Non-native | |
| Northern Mockingbird | Mimus polyglottos | ||
| Black-and-white Warbler | Mniotilta varia | ||
| Bronzed Cowbird | Molothrus aeneus | ||
| Brown-headed Cowbird | Molothrus ater | ||
| Shiny Cowbird | Molothrus bonariensis | ||
| Northern Gannet | Morus bassanus | ||
| Wood Stork | Mycteria americana | ||
| Great Crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus crinitus | ||
| Brown-crested Flycatcher | Myiarchus tyrannulus | ||
| Monk Parakeet | Myiopsitta monachus | Non-native | |
| Masked Duck | Nomonyx dominicus | Non-native | |
| Long-billed Curlew | Numenius americanus | ||
| Whimbrel | Numenius phaeopus | ||
| Yellow-crowned Night-Heron | Nyctanassa violacea | ||
| Black-crowned Night-Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax | ||
| Wilson's Storm-Petrel | Oceanites oceanicus | Non-native | |
| Northern Wheatear | Oenanthe oenanthe | ||
| Connecticut Warbler | Oporornis agilis | ||
| Kentucky Warbler | Oporornis formosus | ||
| Mourning Warbler | Oporornis philadelphia | Non-native | |
| Ruddy Duck | Oxyura jamaicensis | ||
| Osprey | Pandion haliaetus | ||
| Northern Parula | Parula americana | ||
| House Sparrow | Passer domesticus | Non-native | |
| Savannah Sparrow | Passerculus sandwichensis | ||
| Painted Bunting | Passerina ciris | ||
| Indigo Bunting | Passerina cyanea | ||
| White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | ||
| American White Pelican | Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | ||
| Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | ||
| Cave Swallow | Petrochelidon fulva | ||
| American Cliff Swallow | Petrochelidon pyrrhonota | ||
| Double-crested Cormorant | Phalacrocorax auritus | ||
| Great Cormorant | Phalacrocorax carbo | Non-native | |
| Red-necked Phalarope | Phalaropus lobatus | Non-native | |
| Wilson's Phalarope | Phalaropus tricolor | Non-native | |
| Rose-breasted Grosbeak | Pheucticus ludovicianus | ||
| Reeve | Philomachus pugnax | Non-native | |
| Greater Flamingo | Phoenicopterus ruber | ||
| Downy Woodpecker | Picoides pubescens | ||
| Hairy Woodpecker | Picoides villosus | ||
| Rufous-sided Towhee | Pipilo erythrophthalmus | ||
| Western Tanager | Piranga ludoviciana | Non-native | |
| Scarlet Tanager | Piranga olivacea | ||
| Summer Tanager | Piranga rubra | ||
| Roseate Spoonbill | Platalea ajaja | ||
| White-faced Ibis | Plegadis chihi | ||
| Glossy Ibis | Plegadis falcinellus | ||
| Lesser Golden-Plover | Pluvialis dominica | ||
| Black-bellied Plover | Pluvialis squatarola | ||
| Horned Grebe | Podiceps auritus | ||
| Red-necked Grebe | Podiceps grisegena | ||
| Pied-billed Grebe | Podilymbus podiceps | ||
| Blue-gray Gnatcatcher | Polioptila caerulea | ||
| Vesper Sparrow | Pooecetes gramineus | ||
| Purple Gallinule | Porphyrio martinica | ||
| Sora | Porzana carolina | ||
| Purple Martin | Progne subis | ||
| Prothonotary Warbler | Protonotaria citrea | ||
| Rose-ringed Parakeet | Psittacula krameri | Non-native | |
| Sooty Shearwater | Puffinus griseus | Non-native | |
| Sargasso Shearwater | Puffinus lherminieri | Non-native | |
| Vermilion Flycatcher | Pyrocephalus rubinus | ||
| Boat-tailed Grackle | Quiscalus major | ||
| Common Grackle | Quiscalus quiscula | ||
| King Rail | Rallus elegans | ||
| Virginia Rail | Rallus limicola | ||
| Mangrove Rail | Rallus longirostris | ||
| American Avocet | Recurvirostra americana | ||
| Ruby-crowned Kinglet | Regulus calendula | ||
| Bank Swallow | Riparia riparia | ||
| Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis | ||
| Everglade Snail Kite | Rostrhamus sociabilis plumbeus | Endangered | |
| Black Skimmer | Rynchops niger | ||
| Eastern Phoebe | Sayornis phoebe | ||
| Say's Phoebe | Sayornis saya | Non-native | |
| American Woodcock | Scolopax minor | ||
| Ovenbird | Seiurus aurocapilla | ||
| Louisiana Waterthrush | Seiurus motacilla | ||
| Northern Waterthrush | Seiurus noveboracensis | ||
| American Redstart | Setophaga ruticilla | ||
| Mountain Bluebird | Sialia currucoides | Non-native | |
| Eastern Bluebird | Sialia sialis | ||
| White-breasted Nuthatch | Sitta carolinensis | Non-native | |
| Brown-headed Nuthatch | Sitta pusilla | ||
| Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius | ||
| Western Spindalis | Spindalis zena | ||
| Dickcissel | Spiza americana | ||
| Clay-colored Sparrow | Spizella pallida | ||
| Chipping Sparrow | Spizella passerina | ||
| Field Sparrow | Spizella pusilla | ||
| Northern Rough-winged Swallow | Stelgidopteryx serripennis | ||
| Parasitic Jaeger | Stercorarius parasiticus | Non-native | |
| Pomarine Jaeger | Stercorarius pomarinus | Non-native | |
| Bridled Tern | Sterna anaethetus | Non-native | |
| Least Tern | Sterna antillarum | ||
| Caspian Tern | Sterna caspia | ||
| Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii | ||
| Forster's Tern | Sterna forsteri | ||
| Sooty Tern | Sterna fuscata | Non-native | |
| Common Tern | Sterna hirundo | ||
| Royal Tern | Sterna maxima | ||
| Gull-billed Tern | Sterna nilotica | ||
| Sandwich Tern | Sterna sandvicensis | ||
| Eurasian Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decaocto | Non-native | |
| Barred Owl | Strix varia | ||
| Eastern Meadowlark | Sturnella magna | ||
| European Starling | Sturnus vulgaris | Non-native | |
| Brown Booby | Sula leucogaster | Non-native | |
| Tree Swallow | Tachycineta bicolor | ||
| Bahama Swallow | Tachycineta cyaneoviridis | Non-native | |
| Carolina Wren | Thryothorus ludovicianus | ||
| Black-faced Grassquit | Tiaris bicolor | Non-native | |
| Yellow-faced Grassquit | Tiaris olivaceus | Non-native | |
| Brown Thrasher | Toxostoma rufum | ||
| Lesser Yellowlegs | Tringa flavipes | ||
| Greater Yellowlegs | Tringa melanoleuca | ||
| Solitary Sandpiper | Tringa solitaria | ||
| House Wren | Troglodytes aedon | ||
| Winter Wren | Troglodytes troglodytes | Non-native | |
| Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | Non-native | |
| American Robin | Turdus migratorius | ||
| Gray Kingbird | Tyrannus dominicensis | ||
| Scissor-tailed Flycatcher | Tyrannus forficatus | ||
| Tyrannus savana | Tyrannus savana | Non-native | |
| Eastern Kingbird | Tyrannus tyrannus | ||
| Western Kingbird | Tyrannus verticalis | ||
| Barn Owl | Tyto alba | ||
| Orange-crowned Warbler | Vermivora celata | ||
| Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | ||
| Tennessee Warbler | Vermivora peregrina | ||
| Blue-winged Warbler | Vermivora pinus | ||
| Black-whiskered Vireo | Vireo altiloquus | ||
| Bell's Vireo | Vireo bellii | ||
| Thick-billed Vireo | Vireo crassirostris | Non-native | |
| Yellow-throated Vireo | Vireo flavifrons | ||
| Warbling Vireo | Vireo gilvus | Non-native | |
| White-eyed Vireo | Vireo griseus | ||
| Red-eyed Vireo | Vireo olivaceus | ||
| Philadelphia Vireo | Vireo philadelphicus | ||
| Blue-headed Vireo | Vireo solitarius | ||
| Hooded Warbler | Wilsonia citrina | ||
| Wilson's Warbler | Wilsonia pusilla | ||
| Yellow-headed Blackbird | Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus | ||
| White-winged Dove | Zenaida asiatica | Non-native | |
| Zenaida Dove | Zenaida aurita | Non-native | |
| Mourning Dove | Zenaida macroura | ||
| White-crowned Sparrow | Zonotrichia leucophrys |
Reptiles
58 reptiles — show the list ↓
Reptiles
58 reptiles — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Cottonmouth | Agkistrodon piscivorus conanti | Common | ||
| American alligator | Alligator mississippiensis | Abundant | ||
| Green Anole | Anolis carolinensis | Abundant | ||
| Brown Anole | Anolis sagrei | Abundant | Non-native | |
| Florida Softshell | Apalone ferox | Abundant | ||
| Common Caiman | Caiman crocodilus | Occasional | Non-native | |
| Loggerhead sea turtle | Caretta caretta | Rare | Threatened | |
| Florida Scarlet Snake | Cemophora coccinea coccinea | Abundant | ||
| Common Green Sea Turtle | Chelonia mydas | Abundant | Threatened | |
| Florida Snapping Turtle | Chelydra serpentina osceola | Rare | ||
| Everglades Racer | Coluber constrictor paludicola | Abundant | ||
| American crocodile | Crocodylus acutus | Uncommon | Threatened | |
| Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake | Crotalus adamanteus | Common | ||
| Florida Chicken Turtle | Deirochelys reticularia chrysea | Common | ||
| Leatherback sea turtle | Dermochelys coriacea | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Southern Ringneck Snake | Diadophis punctatus punctatus | Abundant | ||
| Eastern indigo snake | Drymarchon corais couperi | Rare | Threatened | |
| Elaphe guttata guttata | Elaphe guttata guttata | Abundant | ||
| Yellow Rat Snake | Elaphe obsoleta quadrivittata | Common | ||
| Everglades Rat Snake | Elaphe obsoleta rossalleni | Common | ||
| Atlantic Hawksbill Sea Turtle | Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata | Uncommon | ||
| Southeastern Five-lined Skink | Eumeces inexpectatus | Common | ||
| Eastern Mud Snake | Farancia abacura abacura | Uncommon | ||
| Tokay Gecko | Gekko gecko | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Gopher tortoise | Gopherus polyphemus | Common | ||
| Fox Gecko | Hemidactylus garnotii | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Afroamerican house gecko | Hemidactylus mabouia | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Hemidactylus tursicus tursicus | Hemidactylus tursicus tursicus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Striped Mud Turtle | Kinosternon baurii | Common | ||
| Florida Mud Turtle | Kinosternon subrubrum steindachneri | Uncommon | ||
| Florida Kingsnake | Lampropeltis getula floridana | Uncommon | ||
| Scarlet Kingsnake | Lampropeltis triangulum elapsoides | Common | ||
| Atlantic Ridley | Lepidochelys kempii | Uncommon | Endangered | |
| Ornate Diamondback Terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin macrospilota | Common | ||
| MANGROVE DIAMONDBACK TERRAPIN | Malaclemys terrapin rhizophorarum | Common | ||
| Eastern Florida Diamondback Terrapin | Malaclemys terrapin tequesta | Common | ||
| Eastern Coral Snake | Micrurus fulvius fulvius | Uncommon | ||
| Mangrove Salt Marsh Snake | Nerodia clarkii compressicauda | Common | ||
| Florida Water Snake | Nerodia fasciata pictiventris | Abundant | ||
| Florida Green Water Snake | Nerodia floridana | Abundant | ||
| Brown Water Snake | Nerodia taxispilota | Common | ||
| Rough Green Snake | Opheodrys aestivus | Common | ||
| Island Glass Lizard | Ophisaurus compressus | Uncommon | ||
| Florida Cooter | Pseudemys floridana floridana | Abundant | ||
| Peninsula Cooter | Pseudemys floridana peninsularis | Common | ||
| Florida Red-bellied Cooter | Pseudemys nelsoni | Common | ||
| Python molorus bivittatus | Python molorus bivittatus | Abundant | Non-native | |
| Striped Crayfish Snake | Regina alleni | Abundant | ||
| Rhamphotyphlops braminus | Rhamphotyphlops braminus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Ground Skink | Scincella lateralis | Common | ||
| South Florida Swamp Snake | Seminatrix pygaea cyclas | Uncommon | ||
| Dusky Pigmy Rattlesnake | Sistrurus miliarius barbouri | Common | ||
| Florida Reef Gecko | Sphaerodactylus notatus notatus | Probably Present | ||
| Common Musk Turtle | Sternotherus odoratus | Uncommon | ||
| Florida Brown Snake | Storeria dekayi victa | Common | ||
| Florida Box Turtle | Terrapene carolina bauri | Uncommon | ||
| Peninsula Ribbon Snake | Thamnophis sauritus sackenii | Uncommon | ||
| Eastern Garter Snake | Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis | Uncommon |
Amphibians
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Amphibians
17 amphibians — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida Cricket Frog | Acris gryllus dorsalis | Abundant | ||
| Two-toed Amphiuma | Amphiuma means | Abundant | ||
| Cane Toad | Bufo marinus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Oak Toad | Bufo quercicus | Common | ||
| Southern Toad | Bufo terrestris | Common | ||
| Greenhouse Frog | Eleutherodactylus planirostris | Abundant | Non-native | |
| Eastern Narrow-mouthed Toad | Gastrophryne carolinensis | Abundant | ||
| Green Treefrog | Hyla cinerea | Abundant | ||
| Squirrel Treefrog | Hyla squirella | Abundant | ||
| Peninsula Newt | Notophthalmus viridescens piaropicola | Abundant | ||
| Cuban Treefrog | Osteopilus septentrionalis | Common | Non-native | |
| Florida chorus frog | Pseudacris nigrita verrucosa | Common | ||
| Little Grass Frog | Pseudacris ocularis | Abundant | ||
| Everglades Dwarf Siren | Pseudobranchus axanthus belli | Uncommon | ||
| Pig Frog | Rana grylio | Abundant | ||
| Southern Leopard Frog | Rana sphenocephala | Abundant | ||
| Greater Siren | Siren lacertina | Uncommon |
Fish
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Fish
308 fish — show the list ↓
| Species | Scientific name | Status in park | Abundance | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergeant major | Abudefduf saxatilis | Occasional | ||
| Doctorfish | Acanthurus chirurgus | Rare | ||
| Lined sole | Achirus lineatus | Common | ||
| Diamond killifish | Adinia xenica | Uncommon | ||
| Mountain mullet | Agonostomus monticola | Occasional | ||
| Key worm eel | Ahlia egmontis | Uncommon | ||
| Bonefish | Albula vulpes | Rare | ||
| Orange filefish | Aluterus schoepfi | Uncommon | ||
| Scrawled filefish | Aluterus scriptus | Rare | ||
| Yellow bullhead | Ameiurus natalis | Common | ||
| Brown bullhead | Ameiurus nebulosus | Occasional | ||
| Mudfish | Amia calva | Rare | ||
| Fringed pipefish | Anarchopterus criniger | |||
| Cuban anchovy | Anchoa cubana | |||
| Striped anchovy | Anchoa hepsetus | Common | ||
| Bigeye anchovy | Anchoa lamprotaenia | Rare | ||
| Bay anchovy | Anchoa mitchilli | Abundant | ||
| Flat anchovy | Anchoviella perfasciata | Rare | ||
| Ocellated flounder | Ancylopsetta quadrocellata | Uncommon | ||
| American eel | Anguilla rostrata | Uncommon | ||
| Porkfish | Anisotremus virginicus | Occasional | ||
| Pirate perch | Aphrododerus sayanus | Rare | ||
| Sheepshead | Archosargus probatocephalus | Uncommon | ||
| Sea bream | Archosargus rhomboidalis | Occasional | ||
| Hardhead catfish | Arius felis | Common | ||
| Bronze cardinalfish | Astrapogon alutus | Uncommon | ||
| Oscar | Astronotus ocellatus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Hardhead silverside | Atherinomorus stipes | Common | ||
| Gafftopsail catfish | Bagre marinus | Common | ||
| Blue croaker | Bairdiella batabana | Uncommon | ||
| Silver perch | Bairdiella chrysoura | Common | ||
| Gray triggerfish | Balistes capriscus | Rare | ||
| Queen triggerfish | Balistes vetula | |||
| Bearded goby | Barbulifer ceuthoecus | Occasional | ||
| Sooty eel | Bascanichthys bascanium | Uncommon | ||
| Whip eel | Bascanichthys scuticaris | Uncommon | ||
| Frillfin goby | Bathygobius soporator | Uncommon | ||
| Streamer searobin | Bellator egretta | Occasional | ||
| Pike killifish | Belonesox belizanus | Common | Non-native | |
| Spanish hogfish | Bodianus rufus | Occasional | ||
| Eyed flounder | Bothus ocellatus | Rare | ||
| Twospot flounder | Bothus robinsi | Probably Present | ||
| Gulf menhaden | Brevoortia patronus | Rare | ||
| Yellowfin menhaden | Brevoortia smithi | Uncommon | ||
| Pugnose pipefish | Bryx dunckeri | |||
| Grass porgy | Calamus arctifrons | Uncommon | ||
| Whitebone porgy | Calamus leucosteus | Occasional | ||
| Sheepshead porgy | Calamus penna | Occasional | ||
| Rough triggerfish | Canthidermis maculata | Rare | ||
| Yellow jack | Caranx bartholomaei | Rare | ||
| Blue runner | Caranx crysos | Uncommon | ||
| Crevalle jack | Caranx hippos | Common | ||
| Horse-eye jack | Caranx latus | Rare | ||
| Bar jack | Caranx ruber | Rare | ||
| Bull shark | Carcharhinus leucas | Rare | ||
| Blacktip | Carcharhinus limbatus | Uncommon | ||
| Sandbar shark | Carcharhinus plumbeus | Rare | ||
| Fat snook | Centropomus parallelus | Rare | ||
| Tarpon snook | Centropomus pectinatus | Rare | ||
| Common snook | Centropomus undecimalis | Uncommon | ||
| Black sea bass | Centropristis striata | |||
| Atlantic spadefish | Chaetodipterus faber | Uncommon | ||
| Spotfin butterflyfish | Chaetodon ocellatus | Probably Present | ||
| Florida blenny | Chasmodes saburrae | Common | ||
| Web burrfish | Chilomycterus antillarum | Rare | ||
| Striped burrfish | Chilomycterus schoepfi | Common | ||
| Atlantic bumper | Chloroscombrus chrysurus | Uncommon | ||
| Hardhead halfbeak | Chriodorus atherinoides | Uncommon | ||
| Peacock bass | Cichla ocellaris | Occasional | Non-native | |
| Black acara | Cichlasoma bimaculatum | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Jaguar cichlid | Cichlasoma managuense | Rare | Non-native | |
| Peacock bass | Cichlasoma urophthalmus | Abundant | Non-native | |
| Spotted whiff | Citharichthys macrops | Occasional | ||
| Bay whiff | Citharichthys spilopterus | Rare | ||
| Walking catfish | Clarias batrachus | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Dolphin | Coryphaena hippurus | Rare | ||
| Bridled goby | Coryphopterus glaucofraenum | Rare | ||
| Whitenose pipefish | Cosmocampus albirostris | |||
| Bluelip parrotfish | Cryptotomus roseus | Occasional | ||
| Sand seatrout | Cynoscion arenarius | Rare | ||
| Spotted seatrout | Cynoscion nebulosus | Common | ||
| Sheepshead minnow | Cyprinodon variegatus | Abundant | ||
| Southern stingray | Dasyatis americana | Uncommon | ||
| Atlantic stingray | Dasyatis sabina | Uncommon | ||
| Striped mojarra | Diapterus plumieri | Uncommon | ||
| Porcupinefish | Diodon hystrix | Rare | ||
| Dwarf sand perch | Diplectrum bivittatum | |||
| Sand perch | Diplectrum formosum | Rare | ||
| Spotted dragonet | Diplogrammus pauciradiatus | Uncommon | ||
| Barndoor skate | Dipturus laevis | Probably Present | ||
| Fat sleeper | Dormitator maculatus | Rare | ||
| Sharksucker | Echeneis naucrates | Uncommon | ||
| Whitefin sharksucker | Echeneis neucratoides | Uncommon | ||
| Spotted spoon-nose eel | Echiophis intertinctus | Probably Present | ||
| Everglades pygmy sunfish | Elassoma evergladei | Uncommon | ||
| Spinycheek sleeper | Eleotris pisonis | Occasional | ||
| Ladyfish | Elops saurus | Common | ||
| Bluespotted sunfish | Enneacanthus gloriosus | Uncommon | ||
| Jewfish | Epinephelus itajara | Rare | ||
| Red grouper | Epinephelus morio | Rare | ||
| Nassau grouper | Epinephelus striatus | Occasional | Threatened | |
| High-hat | Equetus acuminatus | |||
| Jack-knife | Equetus lanceolatus | Rare | ||
| Cubbyu | Equetus umbrosus | |||
| Chubsucker | Erimyzon sucetta | Common | ||
| Redfin pickerel | Esox americanus | Occasional | ||
| Chain pickerel | Esox niger | Rare | ||
| Swamp darter | Etheostoma fusiforme | Rare | ||
| Fringed flounder | Etropus crossotus | Uncommon | ||
| Spotfin mojarra | Eucinostomus argenteus | Common | ||
| Silver jenny | Eucinostomus gula | Common | ||
| Tidewater mojarra | Eucinostomus harengulus | |||
| Mottled mojarra | Eucinostomus lefroyi | |||
| Goldspotted killifish | Floridichthys carpio | Common | ||
| Golden topminnow | Fundulus chrysotus | Common | ||
| Marsh killifish | Fundulus confluentus | Common | ||
| Gulf killie | Fundulus grandis | Common | ||
| Seminole killifish | Fundulus seminolis | Uncommon | ||
| LONGNOSE KILLIFISH | Fundulus similis | Uncommon | ||
| Tiger shark | Galeocerdo cuvier | Rare | ||
| Gambusia | Gambusia holbrooki | Abundant | ||
| Mangrove gambusia | Gambusia rhizophorae | Rare | ||
| Yellowfin mojarra | Gerres cinereus | Uncommon | ||
| Nurse shark | Ginglymostoma cirratum | Rare | ||
| Skilletfish | Gobiesox strumosus | |||
| Bigmouth sleeper | Gobiomorus dormitor | Occasional | ||
| Darter goby | Gobionellus boleosoma | Probably Present | ||
| Highfin goby | Gobionellus oceanicus | Uncommon | ||
| Dash goby | Gobionellus saepepallens | Rare | ||
| Freshwater goby | Gobionellus shufeldti | Rare | ||
| Emerald goby | Gobionellus smaragdus | Uncommon | ||
| Naked goby | Gobiosoma bosc | Common | ||
| Code goby | Gobiosoma robustum | Common | ||
| Gold brotula | Gunterichthys longipenis | Occasional | ||
| Spotted moray | Gymnothorax moringa | Occasional | ||
| Blackedge moray | Gymnothorax nigromarginatus | Rare | ||
| Smooth butterfly ray | Gymnura micrura | Rare | ||
| Tomtate | Haemulon aurolineatum | Uncommon | ||
| Smallmouth grunt | Haemulon chrysargyreum | Occasional | ||
| French grunt | Haemulon flavolineatum | Rare | ||
| Sailors choice | Haemulon parra | Rare | ||
| White grunt | Haemulon plumieri | Common | ||
| Bluestriped grunt | Haemulon sciurus | Uncommon | ||
| Slippery dick | Halichoeres bivittatus | Occasional | ||
| Redear sardine | Harengula humeralis | Uncommon | ||
| Pilchard | Harengula jaguana | Common | ||
| Bluntnose jack | Hemicaranx amblyrhynchus | Rare | ||
| Jewel cichlid | Hemichromis letourneuxi | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Balao | Hemiramphus balao | |||
| Ballyhoo | Hemiramphus brasiliensis | Uncommon | ||
| Least killifish | Heterandria formosa | Abundant | ||
| Lined seahorse | Hippocampus erectus | |||
| Dwarf seahorse | Hippocampus zosterae | Uncommon | ||
| Sargassumfish | Histrio histrio | Rare | ||
| Queen angelfish | Holacanthus ciliaris | Occasional | ||
| Brown hoplo | Hoplosternum littoralis | Occasional | Non-native | |
| Crested blenny | Hypleurochilus geminatus | Probably Present | ||
| Reef silverside | Hypoatherina harringtonensis | |||
| Butter hamlet | Hypoplectrus unicolor | Probably Present | ||
| Silverstripe halfbeak | Hyporhamphus unifasciatus | Common | ||
| Feather blenny | Hypsoblennius hentz | |||
| Dwarf herring | Jenkinsia lamprotaenia | Uncommon | ||
| Flagfish | Jordanella floridae | Common | ||
| Brook silverside | Labidesthes sicculus | Uncommon | ||
| Hogfish | Lachnolaimus maximus | Occasional | ||
| Scrawled cowfish | Lactophrys quadricornis | Uncommon | ||
| Boxfish | Lactophrys trigonus | Rare | ||
| Pinfish | Lagodon rhomboides | Common | ||
| Banded drum | Larimus fasciatus | Occasional | ||
| Spot | Leiostomus xanthurus | Uncommon | ||
| Florida gar | Lepisosteus platyrhincus | Abundant | ||
| Warmouth | Lepomis gulosus | Common | ||
| Bluegill | Lepomis macrochirus | Common | ||
| Dollar sunfish | Lepomis marginatus | Abundant | ||
| Redear | Lepomis microlophus | Uncommon | ||
| Spotted sunfish | Lepomis punctatus | Common | ||
| Tripletail | Lobotes surinamensis | Uncommon | ||
| Crested goby | Lophogobius cyprinoides | Common | ||
| Bluefin killifish | Lucania goodei | Abundant | ||
| RAINWATER KILLIE | Lucania parva | Abundant | ||
| Highfin blenny | Lupinoblennius nicholsi | Probably Present | ||
| Schoolmaster | Lutjanus apodus | Occasional | ||
| Blackfin Snapper | Lutjanus buccanella | |||
| Gray snapper | Lutjanus griseus | Common | ||
| Dog snapper | Lutjanus jocu | Rare | ||
| Lane snapper | Lutjanus synagris | Uncommon | ||
| Tarpon | Megalops atlanticus | Common | ||
| Rough silverside | Membras martinica | Common | ||
| Inland silverside | Menidia beryllina | Common | ||
| Tidewater silverside | Menidia peninsulae | Uncommon | ||
| Southern kingfish | Menticirrhus americanus | Uncommon | ||
| Gulf kingfish | Menticirrhus littoralis | Rare | ||
| Northern kingfish | Menticirrhus saxatilis | Occasional | ||
| Wormfish | Microdesmus | |||
| Banded pipefish | Micrognathus crinitus | |||
| Clown goby | Microgobius gulosus | Common | ||
| Banner goby | Microgobius microlepis | |||
| Green goby | Microgobius thalassinus | Rare | ||
| Atlantic croaker | Micropogonias undulatus | Rare | ||
| Bass | Micropterus salmoides | Uncommon | ||
| Fringed filefish | Monacanthus ciliatus | Common | ||
| Planehead filefish | Monacanthus hispidus | Common | ||
| Black mullet | Mugil cephalus | Abundant | ||
| White mullet | Mugil curema | Uncommon | ||
| Redeye mullet | Mugil gaimardianus | Probably Present | ||
| Fantail mullet | Mugil gyrans | Uncommon | ||
| Black grouper | Mycteroperca bonaci | Occasional | ||
| Gag | Mycteroperca microlepis | Occasional | ||
| Speckled worm eel | Myrophis punctatus | Uncommon | ||
| Lesser electric ray | Narcine brasiliensis | Occasional | ||
| Lemon shark | Negaprion brevirostris | Rare | ||
| Emerald parrotfish | Nicholsina usta | Uncommon | ||
| Man-of-war fish | Nomeus gronovii | Occasional | ||
| Golden shiner | Notemigonus crysoleucas | Uncommon | ||
| Taillight shiner | Notropis maculatus | Rare | ||
| Coastal shiner | Notropis petersoni | Uncommon | ||
| Tadpole madtom | Noturus gyrinus | Uncommon | ||
| Yellowtail snapper | Ocyurus chrysurus | Occasional | ||
| Batfish | Ogcocephalus nasutus | Rare | ||
| Batfish | Ogcocephalus radiatus | Rare | ||
| Key brotula | Ogilbia cayorum | Rare | ||
| Leatherjack | Oligoplites saurus | Common | ||
| Shrimp eel | Ophichthus gomesi | Uncommon | ||
| Blotched cusk-eel | Ophidion grayi | Rare | ||
| Bank cusk-eel | Ophidion holbrooki | Occasional | ||
| Striped cusk-eel | Ophidion marginatum | Occasional | ||
| Crested cusk-eel | Ophidion welshi | Occasional | ||
| Atlantic thread herring | Opisthonema oglinum | Common | ||
| Dogfish | Opsanus beta | Common | ||
| Blue tilapia | Oreochromis aureus | Common | Non-native | |
| Mozambique mouth-breeder | Oreochromis mossambicus | Occasional | Non-native | |
| Pigfish | Orthopristis chrysoptera | Common | ||
| Seaweed blenny | Parablennius marmoreus | Rare | ||
| Banded blenny | Paraclinus fasciatus | Uncommon | ||
| Marbled blenny | Paraclinus marmoratus | Uncommon | ||
| Gulf flounder | Paralichthys albigutta | Uncommon | ||
| Southern flounder | Paralichthys lethostigma | Rare | ||
| Broad flounder | Paralichthys squamilentus | Occasional | ||
| Harvestfish | Peprilus alepidotus | |||
| MOLLY | Poecilia latipinna | Abundant | ||
| Black drum | Pogonias cromis | Rare | ||
| Atlantic threadfin | Polydactylus octonemus | Rare | ||
| Beaugregory | Pomacentrus leucostictus | Occasional | ||
| Bluefish | Pomatomus saltatrix | Rare | ||
| Black crappie | Pomoxis nigromaculatus | Occasional | ||
| Atlantic midshipman | Porichthys plectrodon | Uncommon | ||
| Bigeye | Priacanthus arenatus | Occasional | ||
| Blackwing searobin | Prionotus rubio | |||
| Leopard searobin | Prionotus scitulus | |||
| Bighead searobin | Prionotus tribulus | Uncommon | ||
| Sawfish | Pristis pectinata | Rare | Endangered | |
| Bluntnose flyingfish | Prognichthys gibbifrons | Occasional | ||
| Cobia | Rachycentron canadum | Uncommon | ||
| Common remora | Remora remora | |||
| Whale shark | Rhincodon typus | Occasional | ||
| Atlantic guitarfish | Rhinobatos lentiginosus | Occasional | ||
| Cownose ray | Rhinoptera bonasus | Probably Present | ||
| Atlantic sharpnose shark | Rhizoprionodon terraenovae | |||
| Mangrove rivulus | Rivulus marmoratus | Uncommon | ||
| Soapfish | Rypticus maculatus | Occasional | ||
| Spanish sardine | Sardinella aurita | Uncommon | ||
| Orangespot sardine | Sardinella brasiliensis | Rare | ||
| Rainbow parrotfish | Scarus guacamaia | Occasional | ||
| Princess parrotfish | Scarus taeniopterus | |||
| Red drum | Sciaenops ocellatus | Common | ||
| King mackerel | Scomberomorus cavalla | Occasional | ||
| Spanish mackerel | Scomberomorus maculatus | Uncommon | ||
| Cero | Scomberomorus regalis | Occasional | ||
| Coral scorpionfish | Scorpaena albifimbria | |||
| Barbfish | Scorpaena brasiliensis | Rare | ||
| Atlantic moonfish | Selene setapinnis | Occasional | ||
| Lookdown | Selene vomer | Uncommon | ||
| Amberjack | Seriola dumerili | Rare | ||
| Banded rudderfish | Seriola zonata | Rare | ||
| Chalk bass | Serranus tortugarum | |||
| Redband parrotfish | Sparisoma aurofrenatum | |||
| Redtail parrotfish | Sparisoma chrysopterum | Occasional | ||
| Bucktooth parrotfish | Sparisoma radians | |||
| Redfin parrotfish | Sparisoma rubripinne | Rare | ||
| Stoplight parrotfish | Sparisoma viride | |||
| Southern puffer | Sphoeroides nephelus | Uncommon | ||
| Bandtail puffer | Sphoeroides spengleri | Rare | ||
| Barracuda | Sphyraena barracuda | Uncommon | ||
| Guaguanche | Sphyraena guachancho | Occasional | ||
| Scalloped hammerhead | Sphyrna lewini | |||
| Great hammerhead | Sphyrna mokarran | |||
| Bonnethead | Sphyrna tiburo | Uncommon | ||
| Star drum | Stellifer lanceolatus | Occasional | ||
| Planehead filefish | Stephanolepis hispidus | |||
| Atlantic needlefish | Strongylura marina | Common | ||
| Redfin needlefish | Strongylura notata | Common | ||
| Timucu | Strongylura timucu | Common | ||
| Shoal flounder | Syacium gunteri | Uncommon | ||
| Dusky flounder | Syacium papillosum | Probably Present | ||
| Spottedfin tonguefish | Symphurus diomedianus | Uncommon | ||
| Blackcheek tonguefish | Symphurus plagiusa | Common | ||
| Dusky pipefish | Syngnathus floridae | Uncommon | ||
| Chain pipefish | Syngnathus louisianae | Uncommon | ||
| Gulf pipefish | Syngnathus scovelli | Uncommon | ||
| Inshore lizardfish | Synodus foetens | Uncommon | ||
| Sand diver | Synodus intermedius | |||
| African bream | Tilapia mariae | Uncommon | Non-native | |
| Snakefish | Trachinocephalus myops | |||
| Florida pompano | Trachinotus carolinus | Rare | ||
| Permit | Trachinotus falcatus | Uncommon | ||
| Scrawled sole | Trinectes inscriptus | Rare | ||
| Hogchoker | Trinectes maculatus | Common | ||
| Houndfish | Tylosurus crocodilus | Rare |
Where this comes from
NPSpecies is the National Park Service’s database of the species documented in each park. We show its vertebrate lists as published: a species is “present” when the park has confirmed it, “unconfirmed” when reports exist without verification, and “not in park” when the NPS has ruled it out (often tagged “historical” for animals that once lived there). Lists lag reality by months or years and seeing an animal is never guaranteed. Plants, insects and other invertebrates are not included here. Browse the full NPSpecies list for Everglades.
Sources · 2
- 1.NPSpecies — the National Park Service species database (IRMA), full and detail species lists — Everglades (EVER) · National Park Service (U.S. Department of the Interior)
- 2.Everglades National Park — Nature & wildlife (nps.gov) · National Park Service
FAQ
Everglades wildlife questions
- Are there bears in Everglades?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Everglades records black bear as present.
- Are there wolves in Everglades?
- The NPS species list for Everglades does not include gray wolf, so there is no record of them in the park.
- Are there mountain lions in Everglades?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Everglades records mountain lion as present.
- Are there rattlesnakes in Everglades?
- Yes. The NPS species list for Everglades records rattlesnakes as present, listed as common.
- How many animal species live in Everglades?
- The NPS species database lists 36 mammal, 358 bird, 57 reptile, 17 amphibian and 297 fish species as present or probably present in Everglades, including 16 federally threatened or endangered species. Plants and invertebrates are not counted here.
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Keep a record of every park you visit.
Park'd stores your trips, photos and notes by park — the places you saw a bear, the trail you want to come back to.
