Birds Eating the Fruits
of Shrubby Honeysuckles
(some Lonicera spp.)
| Bird Species | |
| Scientific Name | Common Name |
| Bombycilla cedrorum | Cedar Waxwing |
| Cardinalis cardinalis | Cardinal |
| Carduelis tristis | American Goldfinch |
| Carpodacus purpureus | Purple Finch |
| Catharus fuscescens | Veery |
| Catharus minimus | Gray-Cheeked Thrush |
| Catharus ustulatus | Swainson's Thrush |
| Dumetella carolinensis | Catbird |
| Icteria virens | Yellow-Breasted Chat |
| Mimus polyglottos | Northern Mockingbird |
| Turdus migratorius | Robin |
| Zonotrichia albicollis | White-Throated Sparrow |
For additional informational, see the following references:
Ingold, James L., & Mary Jo Craycraft (1983) "Avian frugivory on honeysuckle (Lonicera) in southwestern Ohio in fall." Journal of the Ohio Academy of Science, 83(5), 256-258.
Williams, C.E., J.J. Ralley, & D.H. Taylor (1992) "Consumption of the invasive Amur Honeysuckle, Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim., by small mammals." Natural Areas Journal, 12(2), 86-89.
DeVore, Sheryl, S.D. Bailey, & G. Kennedy (2004) Birds of Illinois. Auburn, WA: Lone Pine Publishing, pp. 253 & 301.