Abstract: The plant species that formed the food of Quelea birds in Borno State of Nigeria during the dry season was investigated, using 50 birds. The birds were caught from the wild using some local trapping techniques with a view to finding out if Quelea birds fed more on cultivated than uncultivated crops, therefore constituting a threat to man. Each bird was dissected using a scalpel blade on dorsal recumbency to remove the crop. The crop was then cut open and the contents removed and identified. The results revealed that the birds fed more on wild grass (uncultivated) seeds (Triticum aestevum, 49.3%; Echinochloa colonum, 3.5%; and Oryza barthii, 0.9%) than cultivated crops (Pennisetum glaucum, 44.8%; and Sorghum vulgare, 1.1%)