Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Taxodium distichum (Bald Cypress) [Taxodiaceae]
(observations are from Snyder, Martin et al., Ernst et al., Bellrose, C. Martin et al., Lucas, Clement, and Gabbe et al.)
Birds
Anatidae: Aix sponsa (Wood Duck) [feeds on seeds] Blr1942, Anas clypeata (Northern Shoveler) [feeds on seeds] Blr1942, Anas platyrhynchos (Mallard) [feeds on seeds] Blr1942, Anas rubripes (Black Duck) [feeds on seeds] Blr1942, Anas strepera (Gadwall) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Southeast during winter] MZN1951, Aythya collaris (Ring-necked Duck) [feeds on seeds] 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 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 an average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002, Poecile carolinensis (Carolina Chickadee) [this bird has an above-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 a below-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; Psittacidae: Conuropsis carolinensis (Carolina Parakeet) [seed balls of major importance as a source of food] Snd2004; Tyrannidae: Empidonax virescens (Acadian Flycatcher) [this bird has a below-average preference for foraging for insects on this tree in southern Illinois] GRB2002; Vireonidae: Vireo flavifrons (Yellow-throated Vireo) [this bird has an above-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) [uses cavities of this tree for roosting sites in Mississippi, used cavities of this tree for roost sites 2.3% of the time in South Carolina, used cavities of this tree for roost sites 7.3% of the time in Georgia] Mrt2011 Lcs2009 Clm2011
Turtles
Emydidae: Trachemys scripta (Slider) [probably feeds on fallen leaves or fallen seed balls] EBL1994