Kansas – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Kansas:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (24)

• Doves and Pigeons (3)

• Ducks (20)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (4)

• Finches (12)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (10)

• Hawks (10)

• Herons and Egrets (10)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (3)

• Owls (9)

• Shorebirds (14)

• Sparrows (34)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (29)

• Water Birds (27)

• Woodpeckers (8)

• Wrens (8)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Kansas:

• Snakes (23)

• Turtles (14)

• Lizards (14)

• Frogs (9)

• Toads (8)

• Salamanders (5)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Kansas:

• Mammals (32)

• Bats (14)

• Squirrels (3)

• Mice and Rats (12)

• Rodents (15)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Kansas:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (31)

• Caterpillars (17)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (22)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (2)

• Stink Bugs (12)

• Ticks (9)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Kansas:

• Blue Wildflowers (28)

• Purple Wildflowers (43)

• Orange Wildflowers (7)

• Red Wildflowers (10)

• White Wildflowers (18)

• Yellow Wildflowers (24)

• Milkweed (9)