Do armadillos eat bird eggs or chicks, like quail?
Some people have accused them of doing so, but it probably isn’t a very likely scenario. Game hunters have suggested that the decline in population of ground-nesting birds is related to armadillo predation. The rise in the cat population in the US is probably much more to blame; feral cats and housecats alike are wreaking havoc on the small animal populations worldwide. Although armadillos will eat carrion, such as dead birds, they don’t appear to actively hunt for eggs or chicks.
