Birds Feeding on the Fruit
of American Persimmon
(Diospyros virginiana)



Bird Species
(Scientific & Common Names)


Anas platyrhynchos
Mallard)

Bombycilla cedrorum *
(Cedar Waxwing)

Dumetella carolinensis *
(Gray Catbird)

Mimus polyglottos *
(Northern Mockingbird)

Colinus virginianus
(Bobwhite Quail)

Setophaga coronata
(Yellow-rumped Warbler)

Meleagris gallopavo
(Wild Turkey)

Dryocopus pileatus
(Pileated Woodpecker)

Sphyrapicus varius
(Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)

Conuropsis carolinensis **
(Carolina Parakeet)

Sialia sialis
(Eastern Bluebird)

Turdus migratorius *
(American Robin)



* the fruits are a preferred food source
** extinct

Sources: DeGraaf (2002), Martin et al. (1951/1961),
Snyder (2004), Beal (1915a)

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