Table 2 Classification of avian feeding guild based on predominant diet
Feeding guild | Category | Food source |
|---|---|---|
Frugivorous | Frugivore, fruit eater | Fleshy fruits |
Carnivorous | Carnivore, raptor, predator | Large arthropods and vertebrate prey |
Avivorous | Avivour, egg stealer | Birds |
Granivorous | Granivore, seed eater | Grain, seeds, and nuts |
Insectivorous | Insectivore, ant follower, woodpecker | Small arthropods |
Molluscivorous | Molluscivore | Molluscs |
Nectarivorous | Nectarivore, pollen eater | Nectar |
Ophiophagous | Ophiophagus, reptile eater | Snake |
Piscivorous | Piscivore | Fishes |
Omnivorous | Omnivore, miscellaneous (animals and plant parts) | Plant (grain, seed, leaf, stem, root) and animal (insect, mollusc, fish, etc.) |
Herbivorous | Herbivore, plant eater | Herbs and macrophytes (stem and roots) |