Birds Eating the Fruit
of Gooseberry
(Ribes spp.)
Scientific
& Common Names)
Bombycilla cedrorum *
(Cedar Waxwing)
Ectopistes migratorius §
(Passenger Pigeon)
Zenaida macroura
(Mourning Dove)
Melospiza melodia ** ***
(Song Sparrow)
Pipilo erythrophthalmus **
(Eastern Towhee)
Dumetella carolinensis * ** ***
(Gray Catbird)
Mimus polyglottos * ** ***
(Northern Mockingbird)
Toxostoma rufum *
(Brown Thrasher)
Setophaga citrina §§
(Hooded Warbler)
Bonasa umbellus **
(Ruffed Grouse)
Colinus virginianus **
(Bobwhite Quail)
Meleagris gallopavo
(Wild Turkey)
Phasianus colchicus **
(Ring-necked Pheasant)
Colaptes auratus
(Northern Flicker)
Catharus guttatus **
(Hermit Thrush)
Hylocichla mustelina
(Wood Thrush)
Sialia sialis *
(Eastern Bluebird)
Turdus migratorius * ** ***
(American Robin)
* preferred food source
** provides protective cover for this bird
*** provides nesting habitat for this bird
§ extinct
§§ provides nesting habitat,
but this bird does not eat the fruit
Note: DeGraaf's observations are based
on Prickly Gooseberry (Ribes cynosbati).
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961),
DeGraaf (2002), Schorger (1955),
Bielefeldt & Rosenfeld (2001)
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