Birds Feeding on the Fruit
of Sassafras
(Sassafras albidum)

 

Bird Species
(Scientific & Common Names)

Ectopistes migratorius *
(Passenger Pigeon)

Pipilo erythrophthalmus
(Eastern Towhee)

Dumetella carolinensis
(Gray Catbird)

Mimus polyglottos
(Northern Mockingbird)

Toxostoma rufum
(Brown Thrasher)

Colinus virginianus
(Bobwhite Quail)

Geothlypis trichas
(Common Yellowthroat)

Setophaga dominica
(Yellow-throated Warbler)

Meleagris gallopavo
(Wild Turkey)

Colaptes auratus
(Northern Flicker)

Dryocopus pileatus
(Pileated Woodpecker)

Sphyrapicus varius **
(Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)

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)

Myiarchus crinitus
(Great Crested Flycatcher)

Sayornis phoebe
(Eastern Phoebe)

Tyrannus tyrannus
(Eastern Kingbird)

Vireo gilvus
(Warbling Vireo)

Vireo griseus
(White-eyed Vireo)

Vireo olivaceus
(Red-eyed Vireo)



* this bird is extinct
** this bird also sucks sap from this tree

Sources: DeGraaf (2002), Schorger (1955),
Martin et al. (1951/1961), DeVore et al. (2004),
Beal (1915a), Beal (1915b)

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