Canada – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Canada:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (25)

• Doves and Pigeons (4)

• Ducks (22)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (5)

• Finches (14)

• Geese and Swans (9)

• Gulls (18)

• Hawks (9)

• Herons and Egrets (7)

• Hummingbirds (5)

• Orioles (3)

• Owls (15)

• Shorebirds (18)

• Sparrows (32)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (38)

• Water Birds (26)

• Woodpeckers (14)

• Wrens (9)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Canada:

• Snakes (24)

• Lizards (5)

• Frogs (13)

• Toads (5)

• Salamanders (10)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Canada:

• Mammals (44)

• Bats (17)

• Dolphins (11)

• Squirrels (7)

• Mice and Rats (6)

• Rodents (14)

• Seals and Sea Lions (12)

• Whales (11)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Canada:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (28)

• Caterpillars (16)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (17)

• Ladybugs (13)

• Scorpions (2)

• Stink Bugs (9)

• Ticks (6)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Canada:

• Blue Wildflowers (31)

• Purple Wildflowers (40)

• Orange Wildflowers (7)

• Red Wildflowers (10)

• White Wildflowers (24)

• Yellow Wildflowers (28)

• Milkweed (8)