Minnesota – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Minnesota:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (23)

• Doves and Pigeons (3)

• Ducks (20)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (5)

• Finches (12)

• Geese and Swans (8)

• Gulls (9)

• Hawks (9)

• Herons and Egrets (8)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (12)

• Shorebirds (12)

• Sparrows (29)

• Vultures (1)

• Warblers (31)

• Water Birds (26)

• Woodpeckers (8)

• Wrens (5)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Minnesota:

• Snakes (13)

• Turtles (8)

• Lizards (2)

• Frogs (10)

• Toads (3)

• Salamanders (8)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Minnesota:

• Mammals (35)

• Bats (8)

• Squirrels (5)

• Mice and Rats (8)

• Rodents (14)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Minnesota:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (32)

• Caterpillars (17)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (20)

• Ladybugs (13)

• Scorpions (1)

• Stink Bugs (8)

• Ticks (6)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Minnesota:

• Blue Wildflowers (30)

• Purple Wildflowers (36)

• Orange Wildflowers (7)

• Red Wildflowers (11)

• White Wildflowers (26)

• Yellow Wildflowers (25)

• Milkweed (8)