North Dakota – 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 Dakota.

 

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 Dakota:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (19)

• Doves and Pigeons (3)

• Ducks (19)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (5)

• Finches (13)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (9)

• Hawks (9)

• Herons and Egrets (7)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (3)

• Owls (9)

• Shorebirds (16)

• Sparrows (31)

• Vultures (1)

• Warblers (22)

• Water Birds (26)

• Woodpeckers (7)

• Wrens (5)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in North Dakota:

• Snakes (6)

• Turtles (5)

• Lizards (2)

• Frogs (3)

• Toads (4)

• Salamanders (3)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in North Dakota:

• Mammals (37)

• Bats (8)

• Squirrels (4)

• Mice and Rats (10)

• Rodents (15)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in North Dakota:

• Bees (13)

• Butterflies (29)

• Caterpillars (14)

• Cockroaches (4)

• Common Spiders (17)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (2)

• Stink Bugs (9)

• Ticks (6)

 

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Types of PLANTS in North Dakota:

• Blue Wildflowers (15)

• Purple Wildflowers (26)

• Orange Wildflowers (4)

• Red Wildflowers (4)

• White Wildflowers (13)

• Yellow Wildflowers (22)

• Milkweed (5)