What food to black phoebe birds eat?

Black phoebes are opportunistic insectivores, meaning they eat a wide variety of insects. Their diet includes:

- Beetles

- Crickets

- Grasshoppers

- Flies

- Moths

- Butterflies

- Bees

- Wasps

- Ants

They also eat spiders and occasionally small vertebrates, such as lizards and snakes. Black phoebes typically catch their food in flight, but they will also glean insects from leaves and other surfaces. They often hunt from perches, such as trees, fences, and buildings.