Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Gaylussacia frondosa (Dangleberry) [Ericaceae]
(observations are from DeGraaf)
Birds
Bombycillidae: Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Cardinalidae: Piranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; 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; Icteridae: Icterus spurius (Orchard Oriole) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Mimidae: Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002, Mimus polyglottos (Northern Mockingbird) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Odontophoridae: Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] 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