Home›Species›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.InsectivoreConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)InsectivoreFilter Results200 entriesCommon GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (2)Beetles (Coleoptera) (1)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (2)Chameleons (2)Cuckoos (3)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (2)Flies (Diptera) (3)Geckos (5)Gulls, Terns And Auks (2)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (1)Herons, Egrets And Allies (2)Kingfishers And Allies (3)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (7)Mantises (Mantodea) (2)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (1)Other Birds (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (7)Other Insects (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (30)Penguins And Seabirds (2)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (2)Pseudoscorpions (1)Ratites And Flightless Birds (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (2)Shorebirds (Waders) (28)Snakes (Serpentes) (1)Spiders (Araneae) (7)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (5)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (2)True Toads (Bufonidae) (8)Waterfowl (5)Woodpeckers (3)TaxonomyAllAcanthisittidae (1)Acrocephalidae (2)Agamidae (4)Alcidae (1)Amphibia (2)Anatidae (5)Anaxyrus (1)Anura (15)Apodiformes (1)Arachnida (1)Araneae (6)Atelopus (3)Aves (2)Bufonidae (1)Calidris (3)Caprimulgiformes (1)Carphodactylidae (1)Catharus (1)Certhiidae (1)Chamaeleonidae (2)Charadriidae (9)Charadriiformes (4)Chiroptera (3)Chrysochloridae (1)Ciconiidae (1)Cingulata (2)Conepatus (1)Coraciiformes (1)Cuculiformes (2)Cyanistes (1)Dasyuridae (4)Diptera (3)Emballonuridae (3)Erinaceidae (1)Eulipotyphla (2)Falconidae (1)Herpestidae (2)Hirundinidae (3)Hyaenidae (1)Hyla (2)Hymenoptera (3)Insecta (1)Laridae (1)Lontra (1)Magnoliopsida (2)Mammalia (2)Manidae (7)Mantodea (2)Meropidae (1)Molossidae (2)Monotremata (2)Motacillidae (4)Mungos (1)Muridae (1)Muscicapidae (6)Mustelidae (2)Mydaus (2)Myrmecophagidae (1)Nepenthes (2)Neuroptera (1)Nitidulidae (1)Odonata (2)Passeriformes (7)Phelsuma (3)Pholidota (2)Phylloscopidae (1)Phyllostomidae (1)Picidae (2)Piciformes (1)Pilosa (1)Podicipediformes (1)Primates (1)Procellariiformes (1)Pyralidae (1)Scolopacidae (6)Squamata (3)Thamnophilidae (1)Threskiornithidae (1)Tringa (6)Troglodytidae (1)Tubulidentata (1)Turdidae (1)Typhlopidae (1)Uroplatus (1)Ursidae (1)Vespertilionidae (4)HabitatAllAlpine (5)Bog (6)Boreal Forest (8)Chaparral (7)Cloud Forest (2)Desert (16)Estuary (4)Freshwater (6)Freshwater Marsh (3)Grassland (24)Intertidal Zone (5)Lake (19)Mangrove Forest (1)Open Ocean (3)Riparian Zone (8)River (16)Salt Marsh (2)Savanna (15)Steppe (4)Temperate Coniferous Forest (4)Temperate Forest (18)Temperate Rainforest (1)Tropical Dry Forest (3)Tropical Rainforest (16)Tundra (17)Vernal Pool (1)Wetlands (13)Xeric Shrubland (2)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (9)Data Deficient (2)Endangered (8)Extinct in the Wild (1)Least Concern (122)Near Threatened (17)Not Evaluated (13)Vulnerable (14)EcosystemAllAmazon Rainforest (1)Arabian Desert (1)Arctic Tundra (2)Camargue (1)Caspian Sea (2)Cerrado (2)Doñana (4)Eastern Himalayas (1)Fiordland (1)Fynbos (1)Gran Chaco (2)Great Lakes (4)Great Victoria Desert (1)Gulf of California (1)Heath (3)Kakadu (3)Kalahari Desert (2)Kruger National Park (1)Lake Victoria (1)Llanos (1)Moorland (2)New Guinea Rainforest (1)Okavango Delta (1)Pacific Northwest Temperate Rainforest (1)Sahara Desert (1)Sahel (3)Scandinavian Taiga (1)Simpson Desert (1)Sundarbans (1)Svalbard (4)Thar Desert (1)Wadden Sea (3)Western Ghats (2)Yellowstone (1)Everyday GroupAllBees, Wasps And Ants (Hymenoptera) (2)Beetles (Coleoptera) (1)Birds Of Prey (Raptors) (1)Butterflies And Moths (Lepidoptera) (1)Carnations And Cacti (Caryophyllales) (2)Chameleons (2)Cuckoos (3)Dragonflies And Damselflies (Odonata) (2)Flies (Diptera) (3)Geckos (5)Gulls, Terns And Auks (2)Heaths, Camellias And Primroses (Ericales) (1)Herons, Egrets And Allies (2)Kingfishers And Allies (3)Lacewings, Antlions And Allies (Neuroptera And Kin) (1)Lizards (Lacertilia) (7)Mantises (Mantodea) (2)Mints, Nightshades And Allies (Lamiales/Solanales) (1)Other Birds (2)Other Frogs And Toads (Anura) (7)Other Insects (1)Passerines (Songbirds) (30)Penguins And Seabirds (2)Poison Dart Frogs (Dendrobatidae) (2)Pseudoscorpions (1)Ratites And Flightless Birds (1)Salamanders And Newts (Caudata) (2)Shorebirds (Waders) (28)Snakes (Serpentes) (1)Spiders (Araneae) (7)Tree Frogs (Hylidae) (5)True Bugs (Hemiptera) (2)True Toads (Bufonidae) (8)Waterfowl (5)Woodpeckers (3)Population TrendAllDecreasing (1)Stable (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (37)Marine (27)Marine and Freshwater (1)Terrestrial (166)Terrestrial and Freshwater (8)Terrestrial and Marine (1)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Pollution (2)Relationship to PeopleAllAgricultural or Structural Pest (15)Disease Vector (6)Domesticated (1)Eaten or Drunk by People (1)Ecotourism and Research (6)Hunted or Fished (33)Invasive or Introduced Species (12)Kept as Pets (22)Natural Pest Control (17)No Significant Interaction with Humans (3)Pollinator (2)Used in Traditional Medicine (8)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (2)Living or ExtinctAllNo (1)Yes (180)Where It LivesAllAfghanistan (3)Africa (73)Albania (5)Algeria (4)Andorra (6)Angola (3)Antigua and Barbuda (5)Argentina (9)Armenia (2)Asia (4)Australasia (5)Australia (4)Australia (50)Austria (8)Azerbaijan (2)Bahamas (7)Bahrain (3)Bangladesh (2)Barbados (5)Belarus (6)Belgium (78)Belize (7)Benin (2)Bhutan (4)Bolivia (8)Bosnia and Herzegovina (4)Botswana (8)Brazil (20)Brunei (5)Bulgaria (7)Burkina Faso (3)Burundi (4)Cabo Verde (3)Cambodia (2)Cameroon (4)Canada (12)Central African Republic (3)Chile (6)China (5)Colombia (22)Costa Rica (8)Cote d'Ivoire (3)Croatia (4)Cuba (7)Cyprus (7)Czechia (7)Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)Denmark (71)Djibouti (18)Dominica (5)Dominican Republic (5)Ecuador (23)Egypt (4)El Salvador (2)Equatorial Guinea (2)Eritrea (17)Estonia (3)Eswatini (4)Ethiopia (3)Europe (4)Federated States of Micronesia (2)Fiji (3)Finland (4)France (33)Gabon (3)Gambia (3)Georgia (5)Germany (12)Ghana (3)Greece (4)Grenada (6)Guatemala (6)Guinea (3)Guinea-Bissau (2)Guyana (7)Haiti (4)Honduras (7)Hungary (5)Iceland (7)India (2)Indonesia (5)Iran (1)Ireland (21)Israel (3)Italy (8)Jamaica (3)Japan (2)Kazakhstan (3)Kenya (20)Kyrgyzstan (2)Laos (2)Latvia (1)Lesotho (1)Liechtenstein (1)Luxembourg (26)Madagascar (6)Malaysia (3)Malta (1)Mauritius (1)Mexico (13)Moldova (1)Monaco (1)Mongolia (1)Montenegro (2)Morocco (1)Mozambique (24)Myanmar (3)Namibia (6)Netherlands (8)New Zealand (17)Nicaragua (4)North America (76)North Macedonia (2)Norway (87)Oman (1)Pakistan (1)Panama (6)Paraguay (3)Peru (5)Philippines (1)Poland (29)Portugal (9)Romania (5)Russia (31)Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)Saint Lucia (1)Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)Serbia (2)Seychelles (4)Singapore (2)Slovakia (2)Slovenia (3)South Africa (27)South America (22)South Asia (55)Southeast Asia (2)Spain (68)Suriname (5)Sweden (59)Switzerland (8)Taiwan (6)Tajikistan (2)Tanzania (22)Thailand (3)Trinidad and Tobago (1)Tunisia (2)Turkey (2)Turkmenistan (2)Ukraine (47)United Arab Emirates (5)United Kingdom (9)United States (43)Uruguay (3)Uzbekistan (3)Venezuela (16)Vietnam (2)Zimbabwe (5)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 200AardvarkInsectivoreAardwolfInsectivoreAfrican Clawless OtterInsectivoreAfrican emerald cuckooInsectivoreAfrican openbillInsectivoreAfrican sheath-tailed batInsectivoreAgalega day geckoInsectivoreAmerican Hog-nosed SkunkInsectivoreAmerican House SpiderInsectivoreAsian Giant HornetInsectivoreAsian Small-clawed OtterInsectivoreAtherton antechinusInsectivoreAttenborough's Long-beaked EchidnaInsectivoreAustralian Green Tree FrogInsectivoreBanded mongooseInsectivoreBarn SwallowInsectivoreBar-tailed GodwitInsectivoreBicknell's thrushInsectivoreBlack myotisInsectivoreBlack-bellied PangolinInsectivoreBlue Poison Dart FrogInsectivoreBlue-tailed Day GeckoInsectivoreBluethroatInsectivoreBrahminy Blind SnakeInsectivoreBrazilian three-banded armadilloInsectivoreBrown AnoleInsectivoreBrown Recluse SpiderInsectivoreBushveld Rain FrogInsectivoreCheckerboard worm lizardInsectivoreChestnut Sac-winged BatInsectivoreChinese PangolinInsectivoreChlamydosaurus KingiiInsectivoreCicada Killer WaspInsectivoreCommon CuckooInsectivoreCommon eiderInsectivoreCommon FirecrestInsectivoreCommon Green DarnerInsectivoreCommon greenshankInsectivoreCommon ioraInsectivoreCommon Midwife ToadInsectivoreCommon NightingaleInsectivoreCommon redshankInsectivoreCommon redstartInsectivoreCommon ringed ploverInsectivoreCommon scoterInsectivoreCommon shelduckInsectivoreCommon snipeInsectivoreCommon swiftInsectivoreCoquiInsectivoreDamselflyInsectivoreDraco VolansInsectivoreDunlinInsectivoreEurasian blue titInsectivoreEurasian hobbyInsectivoreEurasian HoopoeInsectivoreEurasian oystercatcherInsectivoreEurasian woodcockInsectivoreEurasian Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)InsectivoreEurasian wryneckInsectivoreEuropean Bee-eaterInsectivoreEuropean golden ploverInsectivoreEuropean HedgehogInsectivoreEuropean nightjarInsectivoreEuropean pied flycatcherInsectivoreEuropean RobinInsectivoreEuropean Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)InsectivoreFat-tailed false antechinusInsectivoreFat-tailed gerbilInsectivoreFerruginous antbirdInsectivoreFrilled-neck LizardInsectivoreFrilled-necked LizardInsectivoreGiant AnteaterInsectivoreGiant PangolinInsectivoreGoldcrestInsectivoreGoldenrod Crab SpiderInsectivoreGray sac-winged batInsectivoreGray Tree FrogInsectivoreGreat evening batInsectivoreGreat snipeInsectivoreGreater BilbyInsectivoreGreater Horseshoe BatInsectivoreGreater sand ploverInsectivoreGreater scaupInsectivoreGreen sandpiperInsectivoreGrey ploverInsectivoreGull-billed ternInsectivoreGunning's golden moleInsectivoreHeliamphora glabraInsectivoreHenkel's Leaf-tailed GeckoInsectivoreHobo SpiderInsectivoreHoverflyInsectivoreHymenopus coronatusInsectivoreIberian Worm LizardInsectivoreIcterine warblerInsectivoreIndian PangolinInsectivoreJack snipeInsectivoreJackson's ChameleonInsectivoreJavan blue flycatcherInsectivoreKatipōInsectivoreKentish ploverInsectivoreKihansi Spray ToadInsectivoreKitti's Hog-nosed BatInsectivoreLaughing KookaburraInsectivoreLesser YellowlegsInsectivoreLittle aukInsectivoreLittle Brown BatInsectivoreLittle free-tailed batInsectivoreLittle grebeInsectivoreLittle ringed ploverInsectivoreLittle StintInsectivoreLong-eared hedgehogInsectivoreLong-legged batInsectivoreLong-tailed duckInsectivoreMangrove cuckooInsectivoreMarine OtterInsectivoreMeadow pipitInsectivoreMeerkatInsectivoreMexican Burrowing ToadInsectivoreMouse SpiderInsectivoreMyotis septentrionalisInsectivoreNatterjack ToadInsectivoreNepenthes pervilleiInsectivoreNepenthes ventricosaInsectivoreNew Zealand rock wrenInsectivoreNine-banded ArmadilloInsectivoreNorth Island Brown KiwiInsectivoreNorthern flickerInsectivoreNorthern lapwingInsectivoreNorthern Leaf-tailed GeckoInsectivoreNorthern wheatearInsectivoreNumbatInsectivoreOrchid Mantis (Hymenopus coronatus)InsectivoreOriental pratincoleInsectivoreOwlflyInsectivorePacific golden ploverInsectivorePalawan Stink BadgerInsectivorePanamanian Golden FrogInsectivorePangolinInsectivorePhilippine PangolinInsectivorePhilippine TarsierInsectivorePied avocetInsectivorePied StiltInsectivorePileated WoodpeckerInsectivorePoison Dart FrogInsectivorePseudoscorpionInsectivorePurple FrogInsectivoreRed Knot (Calidris canutus)InsectivoreRed-backed SalamanderInsectivoreRed-eyed Tree FrogInsectivoreRio Pescado Stubfoot Toad (Atelopus balios)InsectivoreRobber FlyInsectivoreRuddy turnstoneInsectivoreSand martinInsectivoreScarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber)InsectivoreScarlet TanagerInsectivoreScathophaga stercorariaInsectivoreSedge warblerInsectivoreShort-beaked EchidnaInsectivoreShort-toed treecreeperInsectivoreSilverfishInsectivoreSilver-haired batInsectivoreSinaloan mastiff batInsectivoreSloth BearInsectivoreSmall hive beetleInsectivoreSmall Indian MongooseInsectivoreSouthern Corroboree FrogInsectivoreSouthern Torrent SalamanderInsectivoreSpotted flycatcherInsectivoreSpotted redshankInsectivoreSpring PeeperInsectivoreStar-nosed MoleInsectivoreSunda PangolinInsectivoreSunda Stink BadgerInsectivoreSuperb LyrebirdInsectivoreSwamp antechinusInsectivoreTamanduaInsectivoreTawny pipitInsectivoreTemminck's PangolinInsectivoreThomisus onustusInsectivoreThree-banded ploverInsectivoreTomato FrogInsectivoreTurtle FrogInsectivoreUtricularia VulgarisInsectivoreVariable Harlequin Toad (Atelopus varius)InsectivoreVaried thrushInsectivoreVeiled ChameleonInsectivoreWallace's Flying FrogInsectivoreWandering AlbatrossInsectivoreWaxwormInsectivoreWestern house martinInsectivoreWestern ToadInsectivoreWestern yellow wagtailInsectivoreWheel BugInsectivoreWhite wagtailInsectivoreWhite-bellied PangolinInsectivoreWhite-footed dunnartInsectivoreWillow warblerInsectivoreWood sandpiperInsectivoreYellow-headed Day GeckoInsectivoreYellowjacketInsectivoreConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 3,220 connections.SourcesPolar Bear (Ursus maritimus) (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)U.S. Fish and Wildlife ServiceContains: Polar BearView the SourceLion (Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute)Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteContains: African LionView the SourceBeaver (Bering Land Bridge National Preserve, National Park Service)National Park ServiceContains: BeaverView the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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