Birds Eating the Seeds
of Chickweed
(Stellaria spp.)
Bird Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Zenaida macroura §
(Mourning Dove)
Melospiza lincolnii §
(Lincoln's Sparrow)
Passerculus sandwichensis §
(Savannah Sparrow)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus §
(Eastern Towhee)
Spizella passerina §
(Chipping Sparrow)
Spizella pusilla
(Field Sparrow)
Spizelloides arborea * §
(American Tree Sparrow)
Zonotrichia albicollis §
(White-throated Sparrow)
Zonotrichia leucophrys §
(White-crowned Sparrow)
Spinus tristis §
(American Goldfinch)
Passer domesticus §
(House Sparrow)
Bonasa umbellus **
(Ruffed Grouse)
* seeds are eaten primarily during the winter
** foliage is eaten during autumn & winter,
but not seeds
§ Seeds of Common Chickweed (Stellaria media)
have been reported as a food source
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Lewis (1993),
Devore et al. (2004), Bennetts (1900)
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