Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Viburnum lantanoides (Hobblebush) [Caprifoliaceae]
(observations are from Bennetts, DeGraaf, and Steele; Viburnum alnifolium is a scientific synonym of this shrub)
Birds
Bombycillidae: Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Fringillidae: Pinicola enucleator (Pine Grosbeak) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002; Mimidae: Toxostoma rufum (Brown Thrasher) [feeds on the fruits] DGr2002; Parulidae: Dendroica caerulescens (Black-throated Blue Warbler) [this shrub was selected for 69% of nest sites in New Hampshire and it had above-average preference for this purpose] St1993; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on the fruits in Wisconsin & Ontario during fall & winter, feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] Bnn1900 DGr2002; Turdidae: Catharus ustulatus (Swainson's Thrush) [feeds on the fruits & uses this shrub for protective cover] DGr2002; Vireonidae: Vireo olivaceus (Red-eyed Vireo) [feeds on the fruits] DGR2002