Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Gaylussacia baccata (Black Huckleberry) [Ericaceae]
(observations are from Haugen, Bennetts, and DeGraaf)
Birds
Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002; Corvidae: Cyanocitta cristata (Blue Jay) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Emberizidae: Pipilo erythrophthalmus (Eastern Towhee) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002; Fringillidae: Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Mimidae: Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird) [feeds on the fruits as a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Odontophoridae: Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on fruits in Wisconsin during fall & winter, feeds on fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] Bnn1900 DGr2002, Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002; Picidae: Colaptes auratus (Northern Flicker) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Turdidae: Catharus guttatus (Hermit Thrush) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002, Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002, Turdus migratorius (American Robin) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002
Mammals
Leporidae: Sylvilagus floridanus (Eastern Cottontail) [this shrub is rarely used as a source of food in Michigan during winter] Hgn1942