Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Viburnum lentago (Nannyberry) [Caprifoliaceae]
(observations are from Bennetts, DeGraaf, Bielefeldt & Rosenfeld, and Beal)
Birds
Bombycillidae: Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Cardinalidae: Pheucticus ludovicianus (Rose-breasted Grosbeak) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Fringillidae: Haemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Mimidae: Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird) [feeds on fruits & this shrub provides both protective cover & nesting habitat] DGr2002; Odontophoridae: Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) [feeds on fruits & this shrub provides protective cover] DGr2002; Parulidae: Setophaga citrina (Hooded Warbler) [this small tree was used to support 1.9% of all nests in Wisconsin] BfRf2001; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on fruits in Wisconsin & Ontario during fall & winter, feeds on fruits & this shrub provides protective cover] Bnn1900 DGr2002, Phasianus colchicus (Ring-necked Pheasant) [feeds on fruits & this shrub provides protective cover] DGr2002; Picidae: Colaptes auratus (Northern Flicker) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Turdidae: Catharus guttatus (Hermit Thrush) [feeds on fruits & this shrub provides protective cover, 0.4% of bird stomachs contained fruits from this shrub] DGr2002 Be1915, Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002, Turdus migratorius (American Robin) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002