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thistle seed for birds

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

Market/yr

$1.6M

Growth (1y)

+152.3%

Products

14

Brands

4

was 7 a year ago

Sellers

18

Price range

$8.08–$43.53

Returns

0.0%

Rating

4.5★

53/100

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Scored 53/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
44
×0.30
Growth
71
×0.30
Competition
26
×0.20
Quality gap
37
×0.10
Returns
100
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +152.3% year over year.
18K9KHoliday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.9×

Competition

43%Kaytee
  • Kaytee43%
  • Happy Wings42%
  • Wagner's12%
  • Pennington2%
  • Other0%

The top 5 products capture 73% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 4 brands and 18 sellers compete here.

Brands

4 falling

was 7 a year ago

Sellers

18

Top 5 brand share

100%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
1Kaytee$13.694.5★13,97825%rising
4Kaytee$12.164.5★13,97812%rising
5Wagner's$23.714.6★5,3688%falling
7Kaytee$8.084.5★3,2915%rising
11Wagner's$15.014.6★2,1322%falling
12Wagner's$43.534.7★2,7902%falling

Product shelf

All 14 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

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

What buyers love

Pet Friendly25%

“My birds love this”

Quality-Overall22%

“Excellent Product”

Value For Money18%

“Great value”

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%

“As advertised”

Taste-Overall3%

“Evidently it's yummy”

Ease Of Cleaning3%

“Good clean seed”

Ease Of Use3%

“convenient”

Freshness3%

“The product was very fresh”

Size-Overall2%

“Great size bag for the price”

Fun/Entertainment Experience2%

“The birds really seem to enjoy it”

What buyers complain about

Value For Money25%

“Wish it was cheaper”

Stale/Rotten/Spoiled10%

“seed was not fresh”

Smell8%

“The first thing I noticed was the rancid smell when I opened the bag”

Durability7%

“bag last 2 times I ordered”

Moist/Dry7%

“The bag that I got was obviously dried out because after a week”

Quality-Overall6%

“therefore the quality is not there”

Functionality-Overall4%

“Doesnt work”

Size-Overall3%

“theyre so small”

Contamination3%

“Bugs inside of package”

Natural Resource Wastage3%

“Expensive Waste”

Top return reasons

  • Size-Overall40%
  • Leak-Proof30%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product13%
  • Defective Material/Parts7%
  • Ease Of Cleaning7%
  • Product Condition3%

Data scraped July 9, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.66 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,418 tracked niches.