Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Sorbus spp. (Mountain Ash) [Rosaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al.)
Birds
Fringillidae: Hesperiphona vespertina (Evening Grosbeak) [fruits comprise 2-5% of the diet in NE USA during winter] MZN1951, Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak) [fruits comprise 5-10% of the diet in NE USA during winter] MZN1951; Turdidae: Catharus fuscescens (Veery) [fruits comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951, Catharus ustulatus (Swainson's Thrush) [fruits comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951
Mammals
Cervidae: Alces americanus (American Moose) [foliage & twigs of these trees comprise 10-25% of the diet in Isle Royale of Michigan] MZN1951