Delaware – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Delaware:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (24)

• Doves and Pigeons (2)

• Ducks (21)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (3)

• Finches (11)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (14)

• Hawks (8)

• Herons and Egrets (11)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (8)

• Shorebirds (17)

• Sparrows (22)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (34)

• Water Birds (26)

• Woodpeckers (7)

• Wrens (5)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Delaware:

• Snakes (14)

• Turtles (14)

• Sea Turtles (5)

• Lizards (3)

• Frogs (10)

• Toads (3)

• Salamanders (12)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Delaware:

• Mammals (22)

• Bats (9)

• Dolphins (9)

• Squirrels (4)

• Mice and Rats (8)

• Rodents (11)

• Whales (3)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Delaware:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (33)

• Caterpillars (20)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (21)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (1)

• Stink Bugs (11)

• Ticks (9)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Delaware:

• Blue Wildflowers (29)

• Purple Wildflowers (47)

• Orange Wildflowers (9)

• Red Wildflowers (9)

• White Wildflowers (22)

• Yellow Wildflowers (25)

• Milkweed (8)