New Jersey – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

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!

Types of BIRDS in New Jersey:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (25)

• Doves and Pigeons (2)

• Ducks (21)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (3)

• Finches (11)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (13)

• Hawks (8)

• Herons and Egrets (11)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (8)

• Shorebirds (16)

• Sparrows (22)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (35)

• Water Birds (27)

• Woodpeckers (7)

• Wrens (5)

Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in New Jersey:

• Snakes (15)

• Turtles (17)

• Sea Turtles (5)

• Lizards (3)

• Frogs (10)

• Toads (3)

• Salamanders (12)

Types of MAMMALS in New Jersey:

• Mammals (24)

• Bats (10)

• Dolphins (9)

• Squirrels (5)

• Mice and Rats (7)

• Rodents (12)

• Whales (6)

Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in New Jersey:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (34)

• Caterpillars (20)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (21)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (1)

• Stink Bugs (11)

• Ticks (8)

Types of PLANTS in New Jersey:

• Blue Wildflowers (27)

• Purple Wildflowers (47)

• Orange Wildflowers (9)

• Red Wildflowers (9)

• White Wildflowers (26)

• Yellow Wildflowers (27)

• Milkweed (8)