The United States – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

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!

Types of BIRDS in the United States:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds

• Crossbills

• Doves and Pigeons

• Ducks

• Eagles

• Falcons

• Finches

• Gulls

• Hawks

• Herons and Egrets

• Hummingbirds

• Orioles

• Owls

• Shorebirds

• Sparrows

• Vultures

• Warblers

• Water Birds

• Woodpeckers

• Wrens

Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in the United States:

• Snakes

  • Garter Snakes
  • Kingsnakes & Milksnakes
  • Ratsnakes
  • Venomous Snakes

• Turtles

  • Sea Turtles
  • Box Turtles

• Lizards

  • Alligator Lizards
  • Anoles
  • Collared Lizards
  • Earless Lizards
  • Geckos
  • Horned Lizards
  • Legless Lizards
  • Skinks
  • Spiny Lizards
  • Whiptail Lizards

• Frogs

• Tree Frogs

• Toads

• Salamanders

Types of MAMMALS in the United States:

• Mammals

• Bats

• Dolphins

• Squirrels

• Mice and Rats

• Rodents

• Whales

Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in the United States:

• Bees

• Butterflies

• Caterpillars

• Cockroaches

• Common Spiders

• Ladybugs

• Scorpions

• Stink Bugs

• Ticks

Types of PLANTS in the United States:

• Blue Wildflowers

• Purple Wildflowers

• Orange Wildflowers

• Red Wildflowers

• White Wildflowers

• Yellow Wildflowers

• Milkweed