What birds eat
Most birds eat insects for at least part of the year, even many seed-eaters, which feed their chicks on caterpillars. What else they eat depends on the bill
Find your bird below for what it eats in the wild, and what you can safely put out for it.
Feeding birds
2 guides
Bird by bird
84 guides
Barred Owl Diet: Everything These Versatile Hunters Eat Year-Round
Popcorn for Birds: Safe Treat or Dietary Hazard?
What Do Bald Eagles Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Blackbirds Eat? Diet Through the Year and Garden Feeding
What Do Blue Jays Eat? Diet, Acorns, Insects and Feeders
What Do Blue Tits Eat? Diet and Garden Feeding
What Do Brown Thrashers Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Budgies Eat? (Budgerigar Diet, Habits and Behaviour)
What Do Bullfinches Eat? Seeds, Buds and Feeders
What Do Buzzards Eat? Complete UK Feeding Guide
What Do Cardinals Eat? Diet and the Best Feeder Foods
What Do Carolina Wrens Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Cassowaries Eat? (Full Diet, Habits and Behavior)
What Do Cedar Waxwings Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Chaffinches Eat? Diet and Feeding in the Garden
What Do Cooper’s Hawks Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Cormorants Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Crows Eat? The Diet of Crows
What Do Ducks Eat? (Full Diet, Feeding, Habits + Behavior)
What Do Dunnocks Eat? Diet and Feeding Dunnocks
What Do Eastern Bluebirds Eat? Diet, Feeding Habits & Attracting Them
What Do Egrets Eat? (Full Diet, Habits and Behavior)
What Do Emus Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Flamingos Eat? Diet, Feeding Habits and How They Filter Food
What Do Galahs Eat?
What Do Geese Eat? (Full Diet, Feeding, Habits + Behavior)
What Do Goldfinches Eat? Diet and Feeding Goldfinches Safely
What Do Grackles Eat? (All You Need To Know)
What Do Great Tits Eat? Diet and Garden Feeding
What Do Greenfinches Eat? Diet and Feeding Greenfinches Safely
What Do Guineafowl Eat?
What Do Harpy Eagles Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Herons Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Hoopoes Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do House Finches Eat? Diet and Feeders
What Do Jays Eat? (Eurasian Jay Diet)
What Do Juncos Eat? Diet and Feeding Juncos
What Do Kestrels Eat? (All You Need To Know)
What Do King Parrots Eat? (Diet + Behavior)
What Do Kingfishers Eat? (Diet + Behavior)
What Do Kookaburras Eat?
What Do Lovebirds Eat? (Lovebird Diet, Behavior and Habits)
What Do Magpies Eat? Diet, Chicks and Food Stores
What Do Mallards Eat? (Diet, Behavior + FAQs)
What Do Mockingbirds Eat? Insects, Berries and Feeders
What Do Mourning Doves Eat? Diet, Feeding and Feeders
What Do Northern Flickers Eat?
What Do Ospreys Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Ostriches Eat? (Full Diet, Feeding, Habits + Behavior)
What Do Peacocks Eat? A Comprehensive Look at Peafowl Diets
What Do Pelicans Eat?
What Do Penguins Eat? An Overview of Penguin Diets Across Species
What Do Peregrine Falcons Eat? (Full Diet Guide)
What Do Pheasants Eat?
What Do Pigeons Eat? (Full Diet, Feeding, Habits + Behavior)
What Do Pileated Woodpeckers Eat? (Diet + Behavior)
What Do Quail Eat? Complete Wild & Captive Diet Guide
What Do Rainbow Lorikeets Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Ravens Eat? (Common Raven Diet)
What Do Red Kites Eat? Diet, Hunting and Garden Feeding
What Do Red-Shouldered Hawks Eat? (Full Diet + Habits)
What Do Red-winged Blackbirds Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Roadrunners Eat?
What Do Sandhill Cranes Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Sandpipers Eat? (Full Diet, Habits & Behavior)
What Do Scrub Jays Eat?
What Do Seagulls Actually Eat? Diet Secrets of These Clever Scavengers
What Do Sparrowhawks Eat?
What Do Sparrows Eat? House Sparrow and Tree Sparrow Diet
What Do Starlings Eat? Diet and Feeding Starlings
What Do Steller's Jays Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Swallows Eat?
What Do Swans Eat? An Overview of Swan Diets and Foraging Behavior
What Do Swifts Eat? (Diet, Feeding Behavior + FAQs)
What Do Tawny Frogmouths Eat? (Diet + Behavior)
What Do Tawny Owls Eat?
What Do Toucans Eat?
What Do Turkey Vultures Eat? (Turkey Buzzard Diet)
What Do Willie Wagtails Eat?
What Do Wood Ducks Eat? (Complete Guide)
What Do Wood Storks Eat? (Wood Stork Diet)
What Do Woodpeckers Eat? (Full Diet, Feeding, Habits + Behavior)
What Do Woodpigeons Eat? Diet Through the Year and in Gardens
What Do Wrens Eat? Diet and Feeding in the UK