INSECT-EATING BIRDS
The majority of birds rely on insects for at least part of their diets. Insectivorous birds can get most of their water needs from their prey.
Acorn Woodpecker
pursuing insect in air (hawking)
Acorn Woodpecker Melanerpes formicivorus
USA; California, RosevilleAmerican Dipper
insects in bill; by waterfall - stonefly, etc.
American Dipper Cinclus mexicanus
USA; California, Sierra Co.American Kestrel
head-shot, eating green grasshopper
American Kestrel Falco sparverius
Bank Swallow
with food in bill insects
Bank Swallow Riparia riparia
Black-backed Kingfisher
eating katydid
Black-backed Kingfisher Ceyx erithacus
Borneo, Malaysia, Sabah, Crocker Range NP, MelalapBlack-billed Cuckoo
on tent caterpillar nest, Malacosoma
Black-billed Cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus
USA; Wisconsin, Columbia Co.Black-cheeked Woodpecker
insect in beak
Black-cheeked Woodpecker Melanerpes pucherani
Ecuador, Pichincha, Rancho SuamoxBlack Drongo
eating butterfly - Danaus
Black Drongo Dicrurus macrocercus
India, West Bengal, JalpaiguriBlue-cheeked Bee-eater
butterfly in bill, Vanessa
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Oman, HafeetBlue-cheeked Bee-eater
butterfly in bill, Vanessa
Blue-cheeked Bee-eater Merops persicus
Oman, HafeetBotteri's Sparrow
with caterpillars in beak
Botteri's Sparrow Aimophila botterii
USA; Arizona, Cochise Co.Brown Creeper
insect in bill
Brown Creeper Certhia americana
USA; California, San Bernadino Co.Brush Cuckoo
eating caterpillar
Brush Cuckoo Cacomantis variolosus
Philippines, Mindanao, Davao City, Baracatan, 1400 m.Chin-spot Puffback
caterpillar in bill
Chin-spot Puffback Batis molitor
Kenya, Aberdares National ParkCommon Black-Hawk
large insect in bill
Common Black-Hawk Buteogallus anthracinus
Mexico; Nayarit, San BlasCorn Bunting
grasshoppers in bill
Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra
Spain, Trujillo, Caceres PlainCrowned Hornbill
large moth in bill
Crowned Hornbill Tockus alboterminatus
Kenya, Aberdares National ParkEastern Bluebird
praying mantis in beak
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
USA; New Jersey, Wharton State ForestEastern Bluebird
feeding cricket to chick
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
Canada; Quebec, Quebec CityEastern Bluebird
eating Monarch Butterfly caterpillar
Eastern Bluebird Sialia sialis
USA; Virginia, Shenandoah National ParkEastern Kingbird
With dragonfly
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
USA; Washington, Grant CountyEastern Kingbird
with Bumblebee in bill
Eastern Kingbird Tyrannus tyrannus
USA; Illinois, ChicagoGalapagos Mockingbird
insect in bill - moth body
Galapagos Mockingbird Nesomimus parvulus
Grasshopper Sparrow
grasshopper in bill, insect
Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum
USA; New Jersey, Franklin Township, Negri-Nepote Native Grassland PreserveGreater Roadrunner
on granite boulder with grasshopper in beak
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
USA; California, Anza Borrego Desert State Park,Green Jay
insect in bill - beetle
Green Jay Cyanocorax yncas
Large Cuckooshrike
eating insect, cicada
Large Cuckooshrike Coracina macei
Malaysia, Fraser's HillLark Bunting
Breeding plumage with prey in bill - grasshoppers
Lark Bunting Calamospiza melanocorys
USA; Colorado, Weld Co.Lesser Kestrel
grasshopper in bill
Lesser Kestrel Falco naumanni
Lilac-breasted Roller
with insect in bill, grasshopper
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
Kenya, Keekorok Lodge, Maasai MaraLilac-breasted Roller
tossing grasshopper to swallow
Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus
Kenya, Masai MaraLoggerhead Shrike
with dragonfly impaled on barbed wire
Loggerhead Shrike Lanius ludovicianus
USA; Florida, VeniceLouisiana Waterthrush
caterpillar and crane fly in beak
Louisiana Waterthrush Seiurus motacilla
USA; Illinois, Palos Park, McClaughry Springs FPMagnolia Warbler
perched on a spruce branch, eating caterpillar
Magnolia Warbler Setophaga magnolia
Canada; Ontario, Near HuntsvilleMasked Trogon
moth in beak
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
Masked Trogon
caterpillar in bill
Masked Trogon Trogon personatus
Meadow Pipit
summer adult with craneflies and other insects in bill
Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis
United Kingdom; England, MerseysideMerlin
carrying prey - dragonfly
Merlin Falco columbarius
USA; New York, Jones Beach State ParkMontane Woodcreeper
insect in bill - beetle
Montane Woodcreeper Lepidocolaptes lacrymiger
Mountain Bluebird
with grasshopper for nestlings
Mountain Bluebird Sialia currucoides
Canada; British Columbia, PentictonNorthern Beardless-Tyrannulet
feeding on moth caterpillar
Northern Beardless-Tyrannulet Camptostoma imberbe
USA; Arizona, PatagoniaNorthern Wheatear
caterpillar and fritillary butterfly in bill
Northern Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe
USA; Alaska, Seward PeninsulaPalm Warbler
fall plumage with moth in bill
Palm Warbler Setophaga palmarum
USA; Illinois, ChicagoPied Water-tyrant
insect prey in beak
Pied Water-tyrant Fluvicola pica
Venezuela, Hato PineroPine Warbler
red admiral butterfly in beak, Vanessa atalanta
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
USA; Illinois, Montrose Beach, ChicagoPine Warbler
feeding caterpillar to fledgling
Pine Warbler Setophaga pinus
Prairie Warbler
perched on branch with caterpillar in bill
Prairie Warbler Setophaga discolor
Canada; Ontario, Carden AlvarPurple Gallinule
caterpillar in bill, insect
Purple Gallinule Porphyrio martinicus
USA; Florida, Palm Beach Co.Red-naped Sapsucker
eating insect - wasp
Red-naped Sapsucker Sphyrapicus nuchalis
USA; Washington, Yakima CountyRed-winged Blackbird
with katydid
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
Resplendent Quetzal
bringing food to nest, insect
Resplendent Quetzal Pharomachrus mocinno
Costa Rica, Central HighlandsRhinoceros Hornbill
landing at nest cavity with insect, orthoptera, katydid?
Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros
Thailand, Budo Sungai Padi National ParkRusty Blackbird
with cricket in bill
Rusty Blackbird Euphagus carolinus
USA; Illinois, ChicagoShort-eared Owl
with insect in bill - moth
Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus
Sooty Ant-Tanager
eating moth, insect
Sooty Ant-Tanager Habia gutturalis
Colombia, Caldas, VictoriaSummer Tanager
eating insect
Summer Tanager Piranga rubra
USA; Texas, Falcon Point RanchVon Der Decken's Hornbill
insect in bill
Von Der Decken's Hornbill Tockus deckeni
Kenya, Taita HillsWattled Lapwing
grasshopper in bill, insect
Wattled Lapwing Vanellus senegallus
Western Bluebird
female with Jerusalem cricket, Stenopalmatus, in beak
Western Bluebird Sialia mexicana
USA; California, Santa BarabaraWestern Kingbird
with insect in bill
Western Kingbird Tyrannus verticalis
USA; Colorado, Pawnee National GrasslandWestern Wood-Pewee
with fly in bill; insect
Western Wood-Pewee Contopus sordidulus
Canada; British Columbia, PentictonWhite-eared Puffbird
eating grasshopper
White-eared Puffbird Nystalus chacuru
Brazil, Mato Grosso, N. of JauruWhite-fronted Bee-eater
feeding on dragonfly
White-fronted Bee-eater Merops bullockoides
Zambia, Luangwa National ParkWhite-throated Dipper
eating caddisfly larva
White-throated Dipper Cinclus cinclus
United Kingdom; England, DerbyshireWilson's Warbler
eating insect, cranefly
Wilson's Warbler Cardellina pusilla
Costa Rica, Savegre Lodge, San Gerardo de DotaYellow-breasted Warbler
beating caterpillar
Yellow-breasted Warbler Seicercus montis
Malaysia, Borneo, Sabah, Malaysia, Sabah, Kinabalu Park, near HQ ca 1,600 mYellow-headed Caracara
removing insects from rear end of capybara
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
Argentina, Ibera Wetlands, Estancia Rincon del SocorroYellow-headed Caracara
removing insects from rear end of capybara
Yellow-headed Caracara Milvago chimachima
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