Home›Birds›Diet›InsectivoreBrowse ByInsectivoreDiet groups species by what they mainly eat: herbivores that feed on plants, carnivores that feed on other animals, omnivores that eat both, and narrower feeding styles such as insectivores, piscivores, filter feeders, detritivores and scavengers, and parasitic species that live on or in a host. A species is placed by its own typical adult feeding behavior as described on its page, not by an occasional or unusual meal.FactsInsectivoreSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1InsectivoreFilter Results82 entriesCommon GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Cuckoos (3)Gulls, Terns And Auks (2)Herons, Egrets And Allies (2)Kingfishers And Allies (3)Other Birds (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (30)Penguins And Seabirds (2)Ratites And Flightless Birds (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (28)Waterfowl (5)Woodpeckers (3)Everyday GroupAllBirds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Cuckoos (3)Gulls, Terns And Auks (2)Herons, Egrets And Allies (2)Kingfishers And Allies (3)Other Birds (2)Passerines (Songbirds) (30)Penguins And Seabirds (2)Ratites And Flightless Birds (1)Shorebirds (Waders) (28)Waterfowl (5)Woodpeckers (3)HabitatAllAlpine (3)Bog (2)Boreal Forest (5)Chaparral (2)Desert (4)Estuary (4)Freshwater (2)Freshwater Marsh (2)Grassland (6)Intertidal Zone (3)Lake (10)Mangrove Forest (1)Open Ocean (3)Riparian Zone (3)River (4)Salt Marsh (2)Savanna (2)Steppe (1)Temperate Coniferous Forest (3)Temperate Forest (8)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tundra (16)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (8)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (2)Africa (44)Albania (2)Algeria (3)Andorra (4)Angola (3)Antigua and Barbuda (5)Argentina (5)Armenia (2)Australasia (5)Australia (31)Austria (5)Azerbaijan (2)Bahamas (5)Bahrain (3)Bangladesh (2)Barbados (5)Belarus (4)Belgium (64)Belize (5)Benin (2)Bhutan (4)Bolivia (5)Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)Botswana (3)Brazil (13)Brunei (4)Bulgaria (4)Burkina Faso (3)Burundi (3)Cabo Verde (3)Cameroon (3)Canada (7)Central African Republic (3)Chile (5)China (4)Colombia (14)Costa Rica (4)Cote d'Ivoire (3)Cuba (5)Cyprus (4)Czechia (4)Denmark (61)Djibouti (18)Dominica (5)Dominican Republic (5)Ecuador (13)Egypt (3)Equatorial Guinea (2)Eritrea (17)Estonia (3)Ethiopia (3)Federated States of Micronesia (2)Fiji (3)Finland (3)France (25)Gabon (3)Gambia (3)Georgia (3)Germany (5)Ghana (3)Greece (2)Grenada (5)Guatemala (4)Guinea (3)Guinea-Bissau (2)Guyana (4)Haiti (4)Honduras (4)Hungary (2)Iceland (7)Indonesia (2)Ireland (18)Israel (2)Jamaica (2)Kenya (20)Luxembourg (22)Madagascar (5)Mozambique (19)Netherlands (4)New Zealand (13)North America (48)Norway (77)Poland (25)Portugal (4)Russia (29)South Africa (20)South America (8)South Asia (38)Spain (60)Sweden (49)Switzerland (4)Taiwan (5)Tanzania (21)Ukraine (42)United Arab Emirates (5)United Kingdom (6)United States (23)Uruguay (3)Venezuela (10)Showing the 100 most common of 116 options.Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (1)Endangered (1)Least Concern (66)Near Threatened (8)Vulnerable (6)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (25)Marine (23)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (70)Terrestrial and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial and Marine (1)Living or ExtinctAllYes (82)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (1)ThreatsAllPollution (1)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (3)Disease Vector (2)Eaten or Drunk by People (2)Ecotourism and Research (2)Hunted or Fished (15)Invasive or Introduced Species (2)Kept as Pets (2)Natural Pest Control (6)No Significant Interaction with Humans (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)CITES AppendixAllAppendix II (2)Appendix III (3)Not Listed (77)NatureServe RankAllG4 Apparently Secure (3)G5 Secure (23)EcosystemAllArctic Tundra (2)Camargue (1)Caspian Sea (2)Doñana (2)Eastern Himalayas (1)Fiordland (1)Great Lakes (4)Gulf of California (1)Heath (2)Kruger National Park (1)Llanos (1)Moorland (2)Sahel (2)Scandinavian Taiga (1)Svalbard (4)Wadden Sea (3)Western Ghats (1)TaxonomyAllAcanthisittidae (1)Acrocephalidae (2)Alcidae (1)Anatidae (5)Apodiformes (1)Aves (2)Calidris (3)Caprimulgiformes (1)Catharus (1)Certhiidae (1)Charadriidae (9)Charadriiformes (4)Ciconiidae (1)Coraciiformes (1)Cuculiformes (2)Cyanistes (1)Falconidae (1)Hirundinidae (3)Laridae (1)Meropidae (1)Motacillidae (4)Muscicapidae (6)Passeriformes (7)Phylloscopidae (1)Picidae (2)Piciformes (1)Podicipediformes (1)Procellariiformes (1)Scolopacidae (6)Thamnophilidae (1)Threskiornithidae (1)Tringa (6)Troglodytidae (1)Turdidae (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 50African emerald cuckooInsectivoreAfrican openbillInsectivoreBarn SwallowInsectivoreBar-tailed GodwitInsectivoreBicknell's thrushInsectivoreBluethroatInsectivoreCommon CuckooInsectivoreCommon eiderInsectivoreCommon FirecrestInsectivoreCommon greenshankInsectivoreCommon ioraInsectivoreCommon NightingaleInsectivoreCommon redshankInsectivoreCommon redstartInsectivoreCommon ringed ploverInsectivoreCommon scoterInsectivoreCommon shelduckInsectivoreCommon snipeInsectivoreCommon swiftInsectivoreDunlinInsectivoreEurasian blue titInsectivoreEurasian hobbyInsectivoreEurasian HoopoeInsectivoreEurasian oystercatcherInsectivoreEurasian woodcockInsectivoreEurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)InsectivoreEurasian wryneckInsectivoreEuropean Bee-eaterInsectivoreEuropean golden ploverInsectivoreEuropean nightjarInsectivoreEuropean pied flycatcherInsectivoreEuropean RobinInsectivoreFerruginous antbirdInsectivoreGoldcrestInsectivoreGreat snipeInsectivoreGreater sand ploverInsectivoreGreater scaupInsectivoreGreen sandpiperInsectivoreGrey ploverInsectivoreGull-billed ternInsectivoreIcterine warblerInsectivoreJack snipeInsectivoreJavan blue flycatcherInsectivoreKentish ploverInsectivoreLaughing KookaburraInsectivoreLesser YellowlegsInsectivoreLittle aukInsectivoreLittle grebeInsectivoreLittle ringed ploverInsectivoreLittle StintInsectivoreShowing 1 to 50 of 82, page 1 of 2.12Next →Sources1. 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