Birds Eating
the Fruits
of
Greenbrier & Carrion Flower
(Smilax
spp.)
Scientific
Name
&
Common Name
Bombycilla
cedrorum
Cedar Waxwing
Cardinalis
cardinalis
Northern Cardinal
Corvus
brachyrhynchos
American Crow
Passerella
iliaca
Fox Sparrow
Zonotrichia
albicollis
White-throated Sparrow
Dumetella
carolinensis
Gray Catbird
Mimus
polyglottos
Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma
rufum
Brown Thrasher
Bonasa umbellus*
Ruffed Grouse
Meleagris gallopavo*
Wild Turkey
Tympanuchus cupido*
Greater Prairie Chicken
Colaptes
auratus
Northern Flicker
Dryocopus
pileatus
Pileated Woodpecker
Catharus
fuscescens
Veery
Catharus guttatus
Hermit Thrush
Catharus
minimus
Grey-cheeked Thrush
Catharus
ustulatus
Swainson's Thrush
Sialia
sialis
Eastern Bluebird
Turdus
migratorius
American Robin
*eats both fruits and leaves
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Bennetts (1900),
Yeatter (1943), DeVore et al. (2004), Beal (1915b)