Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Nyssa aquatica (Water Tupelo) [Nyssaceae]
(observations are from Bellrose, Lucas, Clement, Gabbe et al., and Beal)
Birds
Anatidae: Anas rubripes (Black Duck) [feeds on fruits] Blr1942; Cardinalidae: Piranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager) [this bird has a below-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Piranga rubra (Summer Tanager) [this bird has an above-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Cuculidae: Coccyzus americanus (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Paridae: Baeolophus bicolor (Tufted Titmouse) [this bird has a below-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Poecile carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Parulidae: Protonotaria citrea (Prothonotary Warbler) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Setophaga americana (Northern Parula) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Setophaga cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Setophaga dominica (Yellow-throated Warbler) [this bird has a far above-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Polioptilidae: Polioptila caerulea (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher) [this bird has an above-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Turdidae: Turdus migratorius (American Robin) [the fruits are eaten occasionally] Be1915; Tyrannidae: Empidonax virescens (Acadian Flycatcher) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Vireonidae: Vireo flavifrons (Yellow-throated Vireo) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Vireo olivacea (Red-eyed Vireo) [this bird has an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002
Mammals
Vespertilionidae: Corynorhinus rafinesquii (Rafinesque's Big-eared Bat) [cavities of this tree were used as roost sites 67.4% of the time in South Carolina & this tree was preferred for this purpose, cavities of this tree were used as roost sites 89.1% of the time in Georgia & this tree was preferred for this purpose] Lcs2009 Clm2011, Myotis austroriparius (Southeastern Myotis) [cavities of this tree were used for roost sites 96% of the time in Georgia & it was strongly preferred for this purpose] Clm2011