Birds Eating the Seeds
of Amaranth & Pigweed
(Amaranthus spp.)
Bird Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Eremophila alpestris
(Horned Lark)
Aix sponsa
(Wood Duck)
Anas acuta
(Northern Pintail)
Anas crecca carolinensis
(Green-winged Teal)
Anas discors
(Blue-winged Teal)
Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard)
Anas rubripes
(Black Duck)
Anas strepera
(Gadwall)
Aythya americana
(Redhead)
Calcarius lapponicus *
(Lapland Longspur)
Plectrophenax nivalis *
(Snow Bunting)
Pheucticus ludovicianus
(Rose-breasted Grosbeak)
Ectopistes migratorius **
(Passenger Pigeon)
Zenaida macroura
(Mourning Dove)
Chondestes grammacus
(Lark Sparrow)
Junco hyemalis *
(Slate-colored Junco)
Melospiza lincolnii
(Lincoln's Sparrow)
Melospiza melodia
(Song Sparrow)
Passerculus sandwichensis
(Savannah Sparrow)
Pooecetes gramineus
(Vesper Sparrow)
Spizella pallida
(Clay-colored Sparrow)
Spizella passerina
(Chipping Sparrow)
Spizella pusilla
(Field Sparrow)
Spizelloides arborea *
(American Tree Sparrow)
Zonotrichia albicollis
(White-throated Sparrow)
Zonotrichia leucophrys
(White-crowned Sparrow)
Acanthis flammea *
(Common Redpoll)
Tympanuchus cupido
(Greater Prairie Chicken)
* eats seeds during winter, ** extinct
Note: Ducks feed primarily on
Water Hemp, such as Amaranthus rudis
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961),
Havera (1999), Devore et al. (2004),
Lewis (1993), Schwartz (1945),
Schorger (1955), Anderson (1959)
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