Texas – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Texas:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (24)

• Doves and Pigeons (7)

• Ducks (23)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (5)

• Finches (10)

• Geese and Swans (7)

• Gulls (13)

• Hawks (15)

• Herons and Egrets (11)

• Hummingbirds (5)

• Orioles (7)

• Owls (13)

• Shorebirds (20)

• Sparrows (37)

• Vultures (2)

• Warblers (39)

• Water Birds (28)

• Woodpeckers (11)

• Wrens (9)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Texas:

• Snakes (44)

• Turtles (27)

• Sea Turtles (5)

• Lizards (44)

• Frogs (14)

• Toads (14)

• Salamanders (12)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Texas:

• Mammals (26)

• Bats (26)

• Dolphins (9)

• Squirrels (3)

• Mice and Rats (16)

• Rodents (13)

• Whales (4)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Texas:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (29)

• Caterpillars (21)

• Cockroaches (9)

• Common Spiders (23)

• Ladybugs (9)

• Scorpions (6)

• Stink Bugs (15)

• Ticks (10)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Texas:

• Blue Wildflowers (22)

• Purple Wildflowers (49)

• Orange Wildflowers (14)

• Red Wildflowers (16)

• White Wildflowers (18)

• Yellow Wildflowers (22)

• Milkweed (12)