Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Sorbus americana (American Mountain Ash) [Rosaceae]
(observations are from Schorger, Romain et al., Mosnier et al., DeGraaf, and Beal)
Birds
Bombycillidae: Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Columbidae: Ectopistes migratorius (Passenger Pigeon) [fruits occasionally a source of food] Sch1955; Fringillidae: Coccothraustes vespertinus (Evening Grosbeak) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002, Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Icteridae: Icterus galbula (Baltimore Oriole) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Quiscalus quiscula (Common Grackle) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Mimidae: Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002, Toxostoma rufum (Brown Thrasher) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Picidae: Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Red-headed Woodpecker) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Sittidae: Sitta carolinensis [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Turdidae: Catharus fuscescens (Veery) [feeds on fruits, 0.6% of bird stomachs contained fruits from this small tree] DGr2002 Be1915b, Catharus ustulatus (Swainson's Thrush) [feeds on fruits, 0.25% of bird stomachs contained fruits from this small tree] DGr2002 Be1915b, Hylocichla mustelina (Wood Thrush) [feeds on fruits, 1.2% of bird stomachs contained fruits from this small tree] DGr2002 Be1915b, Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002, Turdus migratorius (American Robin) [the fruits are a preferred source of food, the fruits are eaten occasionally] DGr2002 Be1915
Mammals
Ursidae: Ursus americanus (American Black Bear) [fruits occur in the diet about 11% of the time in Ontario, the fruits are a major dietary item in Quebec during autumn] ROA2013 MOC2008