New Mexico – 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 Mexico.

 

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 New Mexico:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (18)

• Doves and Pigeons (7)

• Ducks (19)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (5)

• Finches (14)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (7)

• Hawks (13)

• Herons and Egrets (8)

• Hummingbirds (7)

• Orioles (5)

• Owls (12)

• Shorebirds (10)

• Sparrows (31)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (20)

• Water Birds (28)

• Woodpeckers (10)

• Wrens (7)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in New Mexico:

• Snakes (27)

• Turtles (9)

• Lizards (42)

• Frogs (7)

• Toads (9)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in New Mexico:

• Mammals (40)

• Bats (24)

• Squirrels (4)

• Mice and Rats (15)

• Rodents (14)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in New Mexico:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (28)

• Caterpillars (9)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (21)

• Ladybugs (9)

• Scorpions (9)

• Stink Bugs (7)

• Ticks (8)

 

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Types of PLANTS in New Mexico:

• Blue Wildflowers (16)

• Purple Wildflowers (23)

• Orange Wildflowers (8)

• Red Wildflowers (9)

• White Wildflowers (10)

• Yellow Wildflowers (16)

• Milkweed (7)