Animal identification pages
Field guides for common North American mammals and a few birds people track in mud and snow. Identify one from a photo, tracks, or a description.
Hoofed
- White-tailed deer Odocoileus virginianus
- Mule deer Odocoileus hemionus
- Elk Cervus canadensis
- Moose Alces alces
- Pronghorn Antilocapra americana
- Bighorn sheep Ovis canadensis
- Mountain goat Oreamnos americanus
- American bison Bison bison
- Feral hog Sus scrofa
- Collared peccary Dicotyles tajacu
- Caribou Rangifer tarandus
Bears
- American black bear Ursus americanus
- Grizzly bear Ursus arctos horribilis
- Polar bear Ursus maritimus
Dogs and foxes
- Coyote Canis latrans
- Red fox Vulpes vulpes
- Gray fox Urocyon cinereoargenteus
- Gray wolf Canis lupus
- Domestic dog Canis familiaris
- Swift fox Vulpes velox
- Kit fox Vulpes macrotis
- Arctic fox Vulpes lagopus
- Red wolf Canis rufus
Cats
- Bobcat Lynx rufus
- Canada lynx Lynx canadensis
- Cougar Puma concolor
- Domestic cat Felis catus
- Jaguar Panthera onca
- Ocelot Leopardus pardalis
Other mammals
- Raccoon Procyon lotor
- Virginia opossum Didelphis virginiana
- Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis
- North American beaver Castor canadensis
- Muskrat Ondatra zibethicus
- Eastern cottontail Sylvilagus floridanus
- Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus californicus
- Eastern gray squirrel Sciurus carolinensis
- Fisher Pekania pennanti
- American marten Martes americana
- American mink Neogale vison
- North American river otter Lontra canadensis
- Wolverine Gulo gulo
- American badger Taxidea taxus
- North American porcupine Erethizon dorsatum
- Snowshoe hare Lepus americanus
- Nutria Myocastor coypus
- Nine-banded armadillo Dasypus novemcinctus
- Ringtail Bassariscus astutus
- White-nosed coati Nasua narica
- American pika Ochotona princeps
- Woodchuck Marmota monax
- Eastern spotted skunk Spilogale putorius
- Long-tailed weasel Neogale frenata
Birds
- Wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo
- Great blue heron Ardea herodias
- Canada goose Branta canadensis
- Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
- Common raven Corvus corax
- Sandhill crane Antigone canadensis
- Bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus
- American robin Turdus migratorius
- Northern cardinal Cardinalis cardinalis
- Blue jay Cyanocitta cristata
- American crow Corvus brachyrhynchos
- Black-capped chickadee Poecile atricapillus
- Mourning dove Zenaida macroura
- Rock pigeon Columba livia
- House sparrow Passer domesticus
- House finch Haemorhous mexicanus
- American goldfinch Spinus tristis
- European starling Sturnus vulgaris
- Red-winged blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
- Common grackle Quiscalus quiscula
- Downy woodpecker Dryobates pubescens
- Hairy woodpecker Dryobates villosus
- Northern flicker Colaptes auratus
- Pileated woodpecker Dryocopus pileatus
- Red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis
- Cooper’s hawk Astur cooperii
- American kestrel Falco sparverius
- Great horned owl Bubo virginianus
- Barred owl Strix varia
- Belted kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon
- Ruby-throated hummingbird Archilochus colubris
- Barn swallow Hirundo rustica
- Tree swallow Tachycineta bicolor
- Eastern bluebird Sialia sialis
- White-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis
- Tufted titmouse Baeolophus bicolor
- Song sparrow Melospiza melodia
- Dark-eyed junco Junco hyemalis
- Cedar waxwing Bombycilla cedrorum
- Baltimore oriole Icterus galbula
- Killdeer Charadrius vociferus
- Double-crested cormorant Nannopterum auritum
- Great egret Ardea alba
- Osprey Pandion haliaetus
- Turkey vulture Cathartes aura
- Black vulture Coragyps atratus
- Wood duck Aix sponsa
- Common loon Gavia immer
- Ring-billed gull Larus delawarensis