Wisconsin – Animal, Insect, & Plant ID Guides

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

 

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 Wisconsin:

• The MOST Common BACKYARD Birds (25)

• Doves and Pigeons (3)

• Ducks (20)

• Eagles (2)

• Falcons (4)

• Finches (12)

• Geese and Swans (8)

• Gulls (10)

• Hawks (8)

• Herons and Egrets (8)

• Hummingbirds (2)

• Orioles (2)

• Owls (13)

• Shorebirds (12)

• Sparrows (25)

• Vultures (1)

• Warblers (36)

• Water Birds (20)

• Woodpeckers (8)

• Wrens (5)

 

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Types of REPTILES/AMPHIBIANS in Wisconsin:

• Snakes (16)

• Turtles (11)

• Lizards (3)

• Frogs (10)

• Salamanders (7)

 

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Types of MAMMALS in Wisconsin:

• Mammals (30)

• Bats (9)

• Squirrels (5)

• Mice and Rats (7)

• Rodents (14)

 

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Types of INSECTS & ARACHNIDS in Wisconsin:

• Bees (15)

• Butterflies (34)

• Caterpillars (19)

• Cockroaches (5)

• Common Spiders (20)

• Ladybugs (12)

• Scorpions (1)

• Stink Bugs (9)

• Ticks (7)

 

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Types of PLANTS in Wisconsin:

• Blue Wildflowers (33)

• Purple Wildflowers (34)

• Orange Wildflowers (8)

• Red Wildflowers (12)

• White Wildflowers (27)

• Yellow Wildflowers (28)

• Milkweed (8)