Birds Eating the Fruit
of Gooseberry
(Ribes spp.)
Insect & Family Names
(Scientific & Common)

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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