Kentucky – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Kentucky:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (24)

• Doves and Pigeons (3)

• Ducks (20)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (3)

• Finches (10)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (8)

• Hawks (8)

• Herons and Egrets (10)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (8)

• Shorebirds (10)

• Sparrows (25)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (38)

• Water Birds (22)

• Woodpeckers (7)

• Wrens (5)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Kentucky:

• Snakes (24)

• Turtles (14)

• Lizards (9)

• Frogs (12)

• Toads (3)

• Salamanders (21)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Kentucky:

• Mammals (24)

• Bats (14)

• Squirrels (4)

• Mice and Rats (9)

• Rodents (11)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Kentucky:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (34)

• Caterpillars (19)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (22)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (2)

• Stink Bugs (12)

• Ticks (9)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Kentucky:

• Blue Wildflowers (33)

• Purple Wildflowers (52)

• Orange Wildflowers (10)

• Red Wildflowers (13)

• White Wildflowers (24)

• Yellow Wildflowers (28)

• Milkweed (10)