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title: "sunflower hearts for birds — Niche Verdict: Skip it (50/100) | Amazon United States - Flapen"
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# **sunflower hearts for birds**

**Skip it****50/100 **

a concentrated shelf (top 5 take 73% of clicks) — sunflower hearts for birds doesn't clear our bar today.

**Market/yr**

**$941K**

**Growth (1y)**

**+178.9%**

**Products**

**16**

**Brands**

**7**

was 10 a year ago

**Sellers**

**31**

**Price range**

**$8.14–$90.21**

**Returns**

**0.0%**

**Rating**

**4.6★**

**Skip it**

Scored 50/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns

Market size

**32**

 ×0.30

Growth

**74**

 ×0.30

Competition

**25**

 ×0.20

Quality gap

**32**

 ×0.10

Returns

**100**

 ×0.10

## **Demand**

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +178.9% year over year.

7K4KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

## **Seasonality**

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

JFMAMJJASOND

Peak months: May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

## **Competition**

- Audubon Park60% - Morning Song14% - Kaytee8% - CountryMax7% - Happy Wings6% - Lyric3% - Other (1 brands)2%

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 7 brands and 31 sellers compete here.

**Brands**

**7 **▼falling

was 10 a year ago

**Sellers**

**31**

**Top 5 brand share**

**95%**

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

1
![Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5-Pound Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lr1VgmyEL.jpg) [**Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5-Pound Bag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0037UZZZK)

Audubon Park$12.904.7★1,57029%▲rising

2
![Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 15-lb. Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51uQMurIg9L.jpg) [**Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 15-lb. Bag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJN1MYD4)

Audubon Park$31.904.7★70319%—flat

3
![Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5.5-Pound Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51FvKk4IQvL.jpg) [**Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5.5-Pound Bag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ83DGI)

Morning Song$14.864.7★2,21410%▼falling

4
![Happy Wings Sunflower Hearts & Chips - Sunflower Kernels and Chips Bird Food - 5 Lb No Mess No Waste I No Grow Seed | Bird Seed for Wild Birds](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516ezL1IAkL.jpg) [**Happy Wings Sunflower Hearts & Chips - Sunflower Kernels and Chips Bird Food - 5 Lb No Mess No Waste I No Grow Seed | Bird Seed for Wild Birds**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB11WFSB)

Happy Wings$21.534.5★8076%▲rising

5
![Audubon Park Songbird Blend Wild Bird Food Bird Food for Outside Feeders 14-Pound Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Q9IHSnjzL.jpg) [**Audubon Park Songbird Blend Wild Bird Food Bird Food for Outside Feeders 14-Pound Bag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BJEQ3Y8)

Audubon Park$17.244.6★2,8895%▲rising

6
![Kaytee Wild Bird (No Mess or Waste Free) Food Seed Blend For Blue Jays Woodpeckers Juncos Cardinals Grosbeaks Sparrows and Finches 10 Pound (Packaging May Vary)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YoGuETuvL.jpg) [**Kaytee Wild Bird (No Mess or Waste Free) Food Seed Blend For Blue Jays Woodpeckers Juncos Cardinals Grosbeaks Sparrows and Finches 10 Pound (Packaging May Vary)**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002DK91A)

Kaytee$13.884.4★6,2635%—flat

7
![Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Seed 10 lb. Premium No Mess Shell-Free Bird Food for Outside Feeders](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51E22Y3ndhL.jpg) [**Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Seed 10 lb. Premium No Mess Shell-Free Bird Food for Outside Feeders**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCN16Z67)

Morning Song$26.104.7★2,2144%▲rising

8
![CountryMax Shelled Sunflower Chips 50 lb - No-Waste Bird Seed for Outside Feeders Large Bulk Bag of Wild Bird Feed](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51iafZzDfPL.jpg) [**CountryMax Shelled Sunflower Chips 50 lb - No-Waste Bird Seed for Outside Feeders Large Bulk Bag of Wild Bird Feed**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRGQ29WX)

CountryMax$90.214.5★3,2704%▼falling

9
![Lyric Sunflower Kernels Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders No Waste Bird Food Attracts Finches and More 25 lb Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41nso7i02cL.jpg) [**Lyric Sunflower Kernels Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders No Waste Bird Food Attracts Finches and More 25 lb Bag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001D0WDC4)

Lyric$59.034.7★3,3353%▲rising

10

![CountryMax Coarse Sunflower Hearts 50 lb - No-Shell Bird Seed for Outside Feeders Large Bag of Premium Wild Bird Feed](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/517E0xIcAYL.jpg) [**CountryMax Coarse Sunflower Hearts 50 lb - No-Shell Bird Seed for Outside Feeders Large Bag of Premium Wild Bird Feed**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MVLXMXB)

CountryMax$90.164.5★3,2703%▼falling

11

![Audubon Park Extreme Variety Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 15-lb. Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51sQcLAxicL.jpg) [**Audubon Park Extreme Variety Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 15-lb. Bag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJMZN9SB)

Audubon Park$19.974.7★1,2913%▼falling

12

![Audubon Park Waste Free Wild Bird Seed 12 lb. No Mess Blend with Sunflower Hearts & Peanut Pieces Bird Food for Outside Feeders](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51j+dIW9XwL.jpg) [**Audubon Park Waste Free Wild Bird Seed 12 lb. No Mess Blend with Sunflower Hearts & Peanut Pieces Bird Food for Outside Feeders**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FH7NQVZM)

Audubon Park$18.764.4★7162%—flat

13

![Kaytee Wild Bird Ultimate No Mess Wild Bird Food Seed For Cardinals Finches Chickadees Nuthatches Woodpeckers Grosbeaks Juncos and Other Colorful Songbirds 9.75 Pound](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51aGfpuGVcL.jpg) [**Kaytee Wild Bird Ultimate No Mess Wild Bird Food Seed For Cardinals Finches Chickadees Nuthatches Woodpeckers Grosbeaks Juncos and Other Colorful Songbirds 9.75 Pound**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R1NCF3B)

Kaytee$20.404.4★7,3692%▲rising

14

![Old Potters Wildlife Sunflower Hearts & Chips for Bird Feeding and Wildlife Bird attracting Non-GMO and USA Grown 25 lbs](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41X24KnIf2L.jpg) [**Old Potters Wildlife Sunflower Hearts & Chips for Bird Feeding and Wildlife Bird attracting Non-GMO and USA Grown 25 lbs**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CYJKVX7S)

Old Potters$59.934.5★3092%▼falling

15

![Audubon Park Cardinal Blend Wild Bird Food Cardinal Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 4-Pound Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41Nc0H2uIPL.jpg) [**Audubon Park Cardinal Blend Wild Bird Food Cardinal Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 4-Pound Bag**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0037UZZYQ)

Audubon Park$8.144.7★7,6072%—flat

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## **Product shelf**

All 16 tracked products in this niche.

Top sellersNewestTrending

[![Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5-Pound Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41lr1VgmyEL.jpg)**Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5-Pound Bag** Audubon Park**$12.90**4.7★1,570 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0037UZZZK) [![Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 15-lb. Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51uQMurIg9L.jpg)**Audubon Park Sunflower Hearts Wild Bird Seed for Outside Feeders 15-lb. Bag** Audubon Park**$31.90**4.7★703 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJN1MYD4) [![Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5.5-Pound Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51FvKk4IQvL.jpg)**Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Food No Mess Sunflower Seeds for Birds 5.5-Pound Bag** Morning Song**$14.86**4.7★2,214 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BQ83DGI) [![Happy Wings Sunflower Hearts & Chips - Sunflower Kernels and Chips Bird Food - 5 Lb No Mess No Waste I No Grow Seed | Bird Seed for Wild Birds](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/516ezL1IAkL.jpg)**Happy Wings Sunflower Hearts & Chips - Sunflower Kernels and Chips Bird Food - 5 Lb No Mess No Waste I No Grow Seed | Bird Seed for Wild Birds** Happy Wings**$21.53**4.5★807 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CB11WFSB) [![Audubon Park Songbird Blend Wild Bird Food Bird Food for Outside Feeders 14-Pound Bag](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51Q9IHSnjzL.jpg)**Audubon Park Songbird Blend Wild Bird Food Bird Food for Outside Feeders 14-Pound Bag** Audubon Park**$17.24**4.6★2,889 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BJEQ3Y8) [![Kaytee Wild Bird (No Mess or Waste Free) Food Seed Blend For Blue Jays Woodpeckers Juncos Cardinals Grosbeaks Sparrows and Finches 10 Pound (Packaging May Vary)](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51YoGuETuvL.jpg)**Kaytee Wild Bird (No Mess or Waste Free) Food Seed Blend For Blue Jays Woodpeckers Juncos Cardinals Grosbeaks Sparrows and Finches 10 Pound (Packaging May Vary)** Kaytee**$13.88**4.4★6,263 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002DK91A) [![Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Seed 10 lb. Premium No Mess Shell-Free Bird Food for Outside Feeders](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51E22Y3ndhL.jpg)**Morning Song Sunflower Hearts & Chips Wild Bird Seed 10 lb. Premium No Mess Shell-Free Bird Food for Outside Feeders** Morning Song**$26.10**4.7★2,214 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCN16Z67) [![CountryMax Shelled Sunflower Chips 50 lb - No-Waste Bird Seed for Outside Feeders Large Bulk Bag of Wild Bird Feed](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51iafZzDfPL.jpg)**CountryMax Shelled Sunflower Chips 50 lb - No-Waste Bird Seed for Outside Feeders Large Bulk Bag of Wild Bird Feed** CountryMax**$90.21**4.5★3,270 reviews](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BRGQ29WX)

## **Reviews**

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

### **What buyers love **

**Quality-Overall**33%

*“Excellent Product”*

**Value For Money**30%

*“Fair price”*

**Pet Friendly**8%

*“My birds love this”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**6%

*“leave no mess”*

**Size-Overall**4%

*“consistent size”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**3%

*“As advertised”*

**Ease Of Use**2%

*“easy to use”*

**Plant Growth**2%

*“all millet is good for is growing weeds in my gardens”*

**Natural Resource Conservation**1%

*“Waste free is accurate”*

**Smell**1%

*“No musty smell”*

### **What buyers complain about **

**Value For Money**23%

*“Too expensive”*

**Quality-Overall**12%

*“Poor quality”*

**Ease Of Cleaning**10%

*“to much of a mess”*

**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%

*“Not as advertised”*

**Size-Overall**6%

*“bits were small”*

**Natural Resource Wastage**5%

*“Total waste of $”*

**Contamination**4%

*“Contaminated with lots of shells”*

**Weight Heavy**3%

*“I just think its a cheap way to make the bag heavier”*

**Durability**2%

*“it was always cracked”*

**Plant Growth**2%

*“How can you claim its doesnt sprout seeds”*

#### **Top return reasons**- Advertised Vs Actual Product18% - Size-Overall17% - Leak-Proof15% - Value For Money12% - Ease Of Cleaning6% - Plant Growth5% - Functionality-Overall5% - Weight Heavy5% - Smell2% - Eco Friendliness2%