North Carolina – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 North Carolina:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (24)

• Doves and Pigeons (3)

• Ducks (19)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (3)

• Finches (9)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (14)

• Hawks (6)

• Herons and Egrets (11)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (6)

• Shorebirds (17)

• Sparrows (24)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (37)

• Water Birds (25)

• Woodpeckers (8)

• Wrens (5)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in North Carolina:

• Snakes (28)

• Turtles (20)

• Sea Turtles (5)

• Lizards (13)

• Frogs (15)

• Toads (5)

• Salamanders (19)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in North Carolina:

• Mammals (27)

• Bats (15)

• Dolphins (10)

• Squirrels (5)

• Mice and Rats (11)

• Rodents (11)

• Whales (7)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in North Carolina:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (32)

• Caterpillars (20)

• Cockroaches (7)

• Common Spiders (24)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (2)

• Stink Bugs (12)

• Ticks (9)

 

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Types of PLANTS in North Carolina:

• Blue Wildflowers (30)

• Purple Wildflowers (55)

• Orange Wildflowers (14)

• Red Wildflowers (18)

• White Wildflowers (21)

• Yellow Wildflowers (28)

• Milkweed (9)