SEED-EATING BIRDS
The various families of finch-like birds with classic wedge-shaped bills feed largely on seeds, but many other types of birds indulge in this energy rich food.
American Goldfinch
non-breeding female eating composite seeds
American Goldfinch Carduelis tristis
USA; Illinois, Chicago, Montrose PointAmerican Tree Sparrow
feeding on daisy fleabane seeds
American Tree Sparrow Spizella arborea
USA; Illinois, ChicagoBlack-capped Chickadee
kicking snow off of a Yarrow seed head before flying back to seize the seeds
Black-capped Chickadee Poecile atricapillus
Black-faced Waxbill
feeding on grass seed
Black-faced Waxbill Estrilda erythronotos
Republic of South Africa, east of Modimolle, Limpopo Prov.Clark's Nutcracker
feeding in pine; seed in beak
Clark's Nutcracker Nucifraga columbiana
Canada; British Columbia, Penticton BCCommon Redpoll
eating birch seeds
Common Redpoll Carduelis flammea
USA; Illinois, Glencoe, Chicago Botanic GardensEvening Grosbeak
eating Chinese elm seeds
Evening Grosbeak Coccothraustes vespertinus
Canada; British Columbia, SummerlandGraylag Goose
eating Rumex seeds
Graylag Goose Anser anser
United Kingdom; England, St. James's Park, LondonLarge Ground-Finch
with yellow cordia seed
Large Ground-Finch Geospiza magnirostris
Galapagos, Darwin Bay Tower IslandMedium Ground-Finch
cracking seed
Medium Ground-Finch Geospiza fortis
Galapagos, Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz Is. (Indefatigable Is.)Orange-breasted Bunting
feeding on grass seeds
Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii
Mexico; Oaxaca, Ixtepec OaxacaPlain-colored Seedeater
eating grass seed
Plain-colored Seedeater Catamenia inornata
Colombia, Parque Nacional Los NevadosPygmy Nuthatch
feeding on sumac, Rhus
Pygmy Nuthatch Sitta pygmaea
USA; New Mexico, Los Alamos Co.Red-winged Blackbird
dandelion seeds in bill
Red-winged Blackbird Agelaius phoeniceus
USA; Illinois, Chicago, Cook Co.Reed Bunting
feeding on frosted reed seedhead, Phragmites
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus
United Kingdom, EssexSnow Bunting
eating grass seed
Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis
USA; Illinois, Montrose Beach, ChicagoSwamp Sparrow
eating foxtail grass seed, Setaria
Swamp Sparrow Melospiza georgiana
USA; Illinois, Montrose Beach, ChicagoWhite-crowned Sparrow
First winter birds, eating seeds
White-crowned Sparrow Zonotrichia leucophrys
USA; Illinois, Chicago, Montrose PointWhite-winged Crossbill
holding hemlock cone in foot, extracting seed with bill, Tsuga
White-winged Crossbill Loxia leucoptera
USA; Ohio, Green Lawn Cemetery, ColumbusYellow-faced Grassquit
feeding on grass seed
Yellow-faced Grassquit Tiaris olivaceus
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