Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Stuckenia pectinata (Sago Pondweed) [Potamogetonaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al., Bellrose, Havera, and Anderson; Potamogeton pectinatus is a scientific synonym of this plant)
Birds
Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [ducklings feed on the tubers] Blr1942, Anas acuta (Northern Pintail) [feeds on foliage & seeds, this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] Blr1942 And1959, Anas americana (American Wigeon) [this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) [this plant comprises less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas crecca carolinensis (Green-winged Teal) [this plant comprises less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas discors (Blue-winged Teal) [this plant comprises less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on this plant, this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Anas rubripes (Black Duck) [this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] And1959, Anas strepera (Gadwall) [feeds on this plant in Illinois & elsewhere] Blr1942 Hv1999, Aythya affinis (Lesser Scaup) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 1% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Aythya americana (Redhead) [feeds on this plant in Illinois & elsewhere, this plant comprises less than 1% of the diet in Illinois] Blr1942 Hv1999 And1959, Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) [feeds on this plant in Illinois, this plant comprises 3% of the diet in Illinois] Hv1999 And1959, Aythya valisineria (Canvasback) [feeds on this plant, this plant comprises 8% of the diet in Illinois] Blr1942 And1959, Cygnus buccinator (Trumpeter Swan) [seeds & foliage comprise 60% of the diet in Montana during winter & spring & summer, feeds on tubers & foliage] MZN1951 Blr1942, Cygnus columbianus (Tundra Swan) [feeds on this plant] Blr1942, Oxyura jamaicensis (Ruddy Duck) [feeds on this plant] Blr1942; Laridae: Larus delawarenesis (Ring-billed Gull) [this plant comprises 0.5-2% of the diet in the United States] MZN1951