Birds Eating the Fruits
of Blackberries,
Raspberries, & Dewberries
(Rubus spp.)




Bird Names
(Scientific & Common)

Aythya affinis
(Lesser Scaup)

Bombycilla cedrorum *
(Cedar Waxwing)

Cardinalis cardinalis *
(Northern Cardinal)

Passerina caerulea
(Blue Grosbeak)

Passerina cyanea
(Indigo Bunting)

Pheucticus ludovicianus *
(Rose-breasted Grosbeak)

Piranga olivacea *
(Scarlet Tanager)

Piranga rubra *
(Summer Tanager)

Ectopistes migratorius **
(Passenger Pigeon)

Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)

Corvus ossifragus *
(Fish Crow)

Cyanocitta cristata *
(Blue Jay)

Ammodramus henslowii
(Henslow's Sparrow)

Melospiza melodia
(Song Sparrow)

Passerella iliaca *
(Fox Sparrow)

Pipilo erythrophthalmus *
(Eastern Towhee)

Spizella pusilla
(Field Sparrow)

Zonotrichia albicollis
(White-throated Sparrow)

Coccothraustes vespertinus
(Evening Grosbeak)

Pinicola enucleator *
(Pine Grosbeak)

Agelaius phoeniceus
(Red-winged Blackbird)

Euphagus carolinus
(Rusty Blackbird)

Icterus galbula *
(Baltimore Oriole)

Icterus spurius *
(Orchard Oriole)

Quiscalus quiscula *
(Common Grackle)

Dumetella carolinensis *
(Gray Catbird)

Mimus polyglottos *
(Northern Mockingbird)

Toxostoma rufum *
(Brown Thrasher)

Baeolophus bicolor *
(Tufted Titmouse)

Icteria virens *
(Yellow-breasted Chat)

Bonasa umbellus * ***
(Ruffed Grouse)

Colinus virginianus *
(Bobwhite Quail)

Meleagris gallopavo *
(Wild Turkey)

Phasianus colchicus *
(Ring-necked Pheasant)

Tymphanuchus cupido *
(Greater Prairie Chicken)

Colaptes auratus
(Northern Flicker)

Melanerpes carolinus
(Red-bellied Woodpecker)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
(Red-headed Woodpecker)

Picoides villosus
(Hairy Woodpecker)

Conuropsis carolinensis **
(Carolina Parakeet)

Scolopax minor
(American Woodcock)

Catharus fuscescens *
(Veery)

Catharus guttatus
(Hermit Thrush)

Catharus minimus
(Grey-cheeked Thrush)

Catharus ustulatus
(Swainson's Thrush)

Hylocichla mustelina *
(Wood Thrush)

Sialia sialis
(Eastern Bluebird)

Turdus migratorius *
(American Robin)

Empidonax alnorum
(Alder Flycatcher)

Empidonax traillii
(Willow Flycatcher)

Myiarchus crinitus
(Great Crested Flycatcher)

Sayornis phoebe
(Eastern Phoebe)

Tyrannus tyrannus
(Eastern Kingbird)

Vireo griseus
(White-eyed Vireo)

Vireo olivaceus
(Red-eyed Vireo)



* fruits are a preferred source of food, ** extinct
*** also feeds on buds

Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Havera (1999),
Devore et al. (2004), DeGraaf (2002), Schorger (1955),
Bennetts (1900), Meanley (1956), Schwartz (1945),
Korschgen (1962), Yeatter (1943), Snyder (2004),
Beal (1915)

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