seedeater
Small granivorous songbird
A seedeater is a bird whose diet consists primarily of seeds.
The term applies broadly to finches, sparrows, and similar small birds with beaks adapted for cracking seeds: The seedeaters clustered around the feeder.
In ornithology, Seedeater (capitalized) refers specifically to birds in the genus *Crithagra* and related genera.
Small seed-eating songbird
- sparrowSmall brown urban bird
- canaryYellow caged songbird
- buntingFestive decorative fabric
- cardinalOf foremost importance
grosbeak · siskin · goldfinch · greenfinch · chaffinch · hawfinch · bullfinch · linnet
Small-seeded food crop
- sunflowerTall daisy-family plant
- safflowerOil-producing thistle-like plant
- thistleSpiny flowering weed
- sorghumWarm-climate cereal grass
flax · sesame · kernel · husk · pecking · foraging · gizzard · beak
Short, high avian sound
- trillRapid pitch oscillation
- warbleSing with tremolo
- twitterSeries of high-pitched calls
- callContact by phone
vocalization · whistling · melodious · courtship · dawn chorus · singing · perch · territorial
finch
Small seed-eating songbird
cardinal · grosbeak · siskin · goldfinch · greenfinch · chaffinch · hawfinch · bullfinch · linnet · weaverbird
millet
Small-seeded food crop
- sunflowerTall daisy-family plant
- safflowerOil-producing thistle-like plant
- thistleSpiny flowering weed
sorghum · flax · sesame · kernel · husk · pecking · foraging · gizzard · beak · cracking
chirp
Short, high avian sound
call · vocalization · whistling · melodious · courtship · dawn chorus · singing · perch · territorial · birdsong
grassland
Treeless herb-covered ecosystem
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- shrublandBush-dominated vegetation zone
- meadowGrassy field for grazing
wetlands · tropical · woodland · scrub · thicket · hedgerow · brushland · prairie · field · marsh
seedeaterinsectivore
Organism eating bugs primarily
carnivore · meat-eater · nectarivore · nectar-feeder · flycatcher
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