What does the Finches (Fringillidae) eat?
Varia a seconda della specie (es. Fringilla coelebs, Carduelis carduelis, Pyrrhula pyrrhula)
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Diet overview
Granivore (primarily seeds), supplemented with insects, buds, and fruits, especially during breeding season.
How it forages
Primarily granivorous, feeding on a wide variety of seeds from grasses, weeds, trees, and shrubs. They use their strong bills to crack open seeds. During breeding season, they supplement their diet with insects (especially caterpillars and aphids) to feed their young, which require protein for growth. They often forage on the ground, in trees, or on seed heads.
When it feeds
Diurnal, active from dawn to dusk.
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