Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Echinochloa muricata (Barnyard Grass) [Poaceae]
(observations are from Havera and Anderson; Wild Millet is another common name for this grass; older sources refer to this grass as Echinochloa crus-galli and Echinochloa pungens)
Birds
Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [the seeds comprise 12% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [the seeds comprise 13% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) [the seeds comprise 5% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas crecca carolinensis (Green-winged Teal) [the seeds comprise 7% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) [the seeds comprise 5% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on seeds in Illinois, the seeds comprise 5% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Anas rubripes (Black Duck) [the seeds comprise 16% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas strepera (Gadwall) [the seeds comprise 2.5% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Aythya americana (Redhead) [the seeds comprise 8% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Branta canadensis (Canada Goose) [feeds on seeds in Illinois] Hv1999