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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