Birds Feeding on the Fruit
of Cherry Trees
(some Prunus spp.)



Bird Species
(Scientific & Common Names)


Bombycilla cedrorum
(Cedar Waxwing)

Cardinalis cardinalis
(Northern Cardinal)

Rose-breasted Grosbeak *
(Pheucticus ludovicianus)

Piranga olivacea
(Scarlet Tanager)

Piranga rubra
(Summer Tanager)

Ectopistes migratorius **
(Passenger Pigeon)

Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)

Cyanocitta cristata
(Blue Jay)

Zonotrichia albicollis
(White-throated Sparrow)

Haemorhous purpureus ***
(Purple Finch)

Hesperiphona vespertina
(Evening Grosbeak)

Icterus galbula
(Baltimore Oriole)

Icterus spurius
(Orchard Oriole)

Quiscalus quiscula
(Common Grackle)

Dumetella carolinensis
(Gray Catbird)

Mimus polyglottos
(Northern Mockingbird)

Toxostoma rufum
(Brown Thrasher)

Bonasa umbellus ***
(Ruffed Grouse)

Meleagris gallopavo
(Wild Turkey)

Phasianus colchicus
(Ring-necked Pheasant)

Tympanuchus cupido ***
(Greater Prairie Chicken)

Colaptes auratus
(Northern Flicker)

Melanerpes carolinus
(Red-bellied Woodpecker)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus
(Red-headed Woodpecker)

Picoides villosus
(Hairy Woodpecker)

Sphyrapicus varius
(Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)

Conuropsis carolinensis **
(Carolina Parakeet)

Myiospitta monachus
(Monk Parakeet)

Sturnus vulgaris
(European Starling)

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)

Myiarchus crinitus
(Great Crested Flycatcher)

Sayornis phoebe
(Eastern Phoebe)

Tyrannus tyrannus
(Eastern Kingbird)

Vireo gilvus
(Warbling Vireo)

Vireo olivaceus
(Red-eyed Vireo)



* also feeds on flowers, ** this bird is extinct
*** also feeds on buds

Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961),
Schorger (1955), DeVore et al. (2004),
Snyder (2004)

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