Arizona – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

We have done our best to create ID guides for the common animals, insects, and plants that live in Arizona.

 

Below you will find the links. I hope you enjoy and learn something new!

 

If you find errors in any of the guides below, please leave a comment at the bottom of that specific page or send me a message HERE. Thanks!

 

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Types of BIRDS in Arizona:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (18)

• Doves and Pigeons (7)

• Ducks (20)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (5)

• Finches (12)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (8)

• Hawks (14)

• Herons and Egrets (8)

• Hummingbirds (7)

• Orioles (3)

• Owls (12)

• Shorebirds (12)

• Sparrows (28)

• Vultures (3)

• Warblers (16)

• Water Birds (26)

• Woodpeckers (9)

• Wrens (7)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Arizona:

• Snakes (21)

• Turtles (5)

• Lizards (41)

• Frogs (8)

• Toads (10)

• Salamanders (1)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Arizona:

• Mammals (43)

• Bats (22)

• Squirrels (3)

• Mice and Rats (16)

• Rodents (14)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Arizona:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (24)

• Caterpillars (9)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (21)

• Ladybugs (9)

• Scorpions (9)

• Stink Bugs (6)

• Ticks (7)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Arizona:

• Blue Wildflowers (11)

• Purple Wildflowers (19)

• Orange Wildflowers (6)

• Red Wildflowers (8)

• White Wildflowers (11)

• Yellow Wildflowers (13)

• Milkweed (7)