Ontario – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Ontario:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (24)

• Doves and Pigeons (2)

• Ducks (20)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (4)

• Finches (11)

• Geese and Swans (8)

• Gulls (10)

• Hawks (7)

• Herons and Egrets (7)

• Hummingbirds (1)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (11)

• Shorebirds (16)

• Sparrows (25)

• Vultures (1)

• Warblers (35)

• Water Birds (22)

• Woodpeckers (9)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Ontario:

• Snakes (13)

• Frogs (10)

• Salamanders (8)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Ontario:

• Mammals (31)

• Bats (9)

• Squirrels (4)

• Mice and Rats (6)

• Rodents (12)

• Seals (4)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Ontario:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (23)

• Caterpillars (15)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (17)

• Ladybugs (13)

• Scorpions (1)

• Stink Bugs (9)

• Ticks (5)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Ontario:

• Blue Wildflowers (28)

• Purple Wildflowers (38)

• Orange Wildflowers (6)

• Red Wildflowers (10)

• White Wildflowers (23)

• Yellow Wildflowers (27)

• Milkweed (7)