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Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:

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Quercus montana
(Rock Chestnut Oak) [Fagaceae]
(a scientific synonym of this tree is Quercus prinus; observations are from Newell & Rodewald and Schneider et al.)

Birds

Cardinalidae: Piranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager) [about 22% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Parulidae: Setophaga cerulea (Cerulean Warbler) [about 10% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Polioptilidae: Polioptila caerulea (Blue-gray Gnatcatcher) [about 10% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Tyrannidae: Contopus virens (Eastern Wood-pewee) [about 19% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011; Vireonidae: Vireo flavifrons (Yellow-throated Vireo) [about 23% of nest sites were located on this tree in Ohio] NR2011

Mammals
Cervidae:
Cervus canadensis (Elk) [leaves & twigs provide 0.5% of the diet in Kentucky] SMA2006
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