Google product taxonomy · 2021-09-21
Bird & Wildlife Feeders
The Google product category ID for Bird & Wildlife Feeders is 6993. It sits under Decor and has 3 subcategories of its own, so it is a predefined value you can send as it stands — but one of those 3 is usually the closer answer, and an interior category fits when a product genuinely spans the ones below.
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Bird & Wildlife Feeders6993
Bird Feeders698Butterfly Feeders6995Squirrel Feeders6994- Category ID
- 6993
- Direct subcategories
- 3
- Categories below it in total
- 3
- Depth, on a branch that runs 4
- 3 / 4
- Others at this level
- 74
- Parent category
- Decor
- Taxonomy version
- 2021-09-21
- Sent in your feed as
- google_product_category
Where this sits in the taxonomy
Measured by how much sits beneath them, Bird & Wildlife Feeders is 10th largest of the 75 categories under Decor, with 3 categories below it. Size is not correctness — a small category is the right answer when it is the right answer — but it does tell you how much of the taxonomy you are still choosing between once you pick this branch.
Bird & Wildlife FeedersBird Feeders
The longest route down from here runs 1 more level, ending at Bird Feeders (698) on level 4: Bird & Wildlife Feeders › Bird Feeders. Most branches stop sooner than that — the figure to compare it against is the seven levels Google's taxonomy allows, not the depth of the branch next door.
Using this value
Either form of this value goes in the google_product_category attribute: the numeric ID (6993) or the full path ("Home & Garden > Decor > Bird & Wildlife Feeders"). Both are predefined values for the same category. The ID is the sturdier of the two, because renaming any segment above this one changes the path text and leaves the number alone. Before sending it, check whether one of the 3 subcategories below fits — a narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things.
Bear in mind that google_product_category is an optional attribute. Google assigns a category automatically, and your value is treated as a signal rather than an override. When an override actually applies.
In your feed, it looks like this
Either row below is accepted. The first is the one to send.
| id | title | google_product_category |
|---|---|---|
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | 6993 |
| SKU-1001 | Your product title | Home & Garden > Decor > Bird & Wildlife Feeders |
This path has no comma, so an unquoted cell holds it as it stands — which is not true of every category in the taxonomy. The numeric ID, 6993, is the form that does not depend on how the file is quoted.
What sits under Bird & Wildlife Feeders
3 subcategories. A narrower category groups the product with fewer, closer things, so prefer one of these when it fits.
All 3 of them are leaves: none of the subcategories under Bird & Wildlife Feeders continues any further, so one of those 3 names is the most specific value this branch can give you.
Easy to mix up with
These sit under the same parent and start with the same word, which is exactly when the wrong one gets picked.
Questions about Bird & Wildlife Feeders
What is the Google product category ID for Bird & Wildlife Feeders?
6993. The full path, "Home & Garden > Decor > Bird & Wildlife Feeders", is the same category written the other way. The ID is shorter, and renaming a segment above this one changes the path text while leaving the number alone.
Should I use Bird & Wildlife Feeders or one of its subcategories?
Prefer a subcategory when one fits: Bird & Wildlife Feeders has 3 directly below it, starting with Bird Feeders (698), Butterfly Feeders (6995), Squirrel Feeders (6994), and 3 in total further down. 6993 is itself a predefined value, so an interior category is not an error — it just groups the product more broadly than a subcategory would.
Where does Bird & Wildlife Feeders sit in the taxonomy?
At level 3, under Decor (696). The chain from the top is Home & Garden → Decor → Bird & Wildlife Feeders. If your product does not belong under Decor, it does not belong here either — check the level above before going deeper.
What should I use if Bird & Wildlife Feeders is not quite right?
Look across the rest of Decor first — there are 74 other categories at this level: Address Signs (572), Artificial Flora (6265), Artificial Food (6266), Artwork (9), Backrest Pillows (4456), Baskets (573), and 68 more. If none of them fits either, the problem is higher up: go back to Decor (696) and pick a different branch from there rather than settling for the closest thing on this one.
How much more specific can I get than Bird & Wildlife Feeders?
1 level more. The longest route down from Bird & Wildlife Feeders is Bird & Wildlife Feeders > Bird Feeders, ending at Bird Feeders (698) on level 4. Not every branch below Bird & Wildlife Feeders runs that far, so the category that fits your product may stop earlier than this one does.
How big is Bird & Wildlife Feeders compared with the categories next to it?
It is 10th largest of the 75 at its level, carrying 3 categories below it. A bigger category is not a better one — it just means more of the taxonomy is still open below you after you pick it.
What is the difference between Bird & Wildlife Feeders and Bird & Wildlife Feeder Accessories?
They sit side by side under Decor and start with the same word, which is why they get swapped. Bird & Wildlife Feeders is 6993; Bird & Wildlife Feeder Accessories is 5521. The paths are the reliable way to tell them apart — compare "Home & Garden > Decor > Bird & Wildlife Feeders" with "Home & Garden > Decor > Bird & Wildlife Feeder Accessories" before you submit.
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