Pincer-like bill for grasping caterpillars, beetles, bugs, and other insects found among the foliage of trees and thickets.
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Crushing bill for cracking seeds of many different types of land plants.
- Cardinal
- Evening Grosbeak
- Purple Finch
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Probing bill for poking into mud and soil for worms and crustaceans.
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Ripping bill for eating meat of birds, mammals, reptiles and fish.
- Great Horned Owl
- Hawk
- Vulture
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Long grasping bill for catching fish, crustaceans and other aquatic prey.
- Heron Belted Kingfisher
- American Bittern
- Common Tern
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Wide bill for straining seeds, crustaceans and aquatic plants from water and muddy bottoms of waterways.
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