Arkansas – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Arkansas:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (24)

• Doves and Pigeons (4)

• Ducks (20)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (3)

• Finches (8)

• Geese and Swans (6)

• Gulls (9)

• Hawks (9)

• Herons and Egrets (9)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (6)

• Shorebirds (12)

• Sparrows (29)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (34)

• Water Birds (24)

• Woodpeckers (8)

• Wrens (6)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Arkansas:

• Snakes (26)

• Turtles (16)

• Lizards (13)

• Frogs (13)

• Toads (6)

• Salamanders (12)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Arkansas:

• Mammals (27)

• Bats (16)

• Squirrels (3)

• Mice and Rats (11)

• Rodents (13)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Arkansas:

• Bees (13)

• Butterflies (30)

• Caterpillars (20)

• Cockroaches (4)

• Common Spiders (23)

• Ladybugs (10)

• Scorpions (2)

• Stink Bugs (10)

• Ticks (8)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Arkansas:

• Blue Wildflowers (29)

• Purple Wildflowers (50)

• Orange Wildflowers (13)

• Red Wildflowers (15)

• White Wildflowers (18)

• Yellow Wildflowers (28)

• Milkweed (9)