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Product Overview. Nyjer Seed is the absolute favorite of finches, such as the American goldfinch, house finch, purple finch, pine siskin and other small songbirds. This tiny delicacy is used in finch feeders that have smaller holes and tiny perches -- perfect for the finches but discouraging to larger birds. Specifications.
Where niger seed comes from. Niger seed is from a plant called the Ramtil which is native to the highlands of Ethiopia. The Ramtil plant is actually a relative of the sunflower, though, and quite wrongly, niger is often referred to as thistle seed.