Birds Eating the Fruit
of American Holly
(Ilex opaca)


Bird Species
Scientific NameCommon Name
Meleagris gallopavoWild Turkey
Colinus virginianusBobwhite
Ectopistes migratorius*Passenger Pigeon
Dryocopus pileatusPileated Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus variusYellow-Bellied Sapsucker
Colaptes auratusNorthern Flicker
Mimus polyglottosNorthern Mockingbird
Vireo griseusWhite-Eyed Vireo
Bombycilla cedrorumCedar Waxwing
Toxostoma rufumBrown Thrasher
Turdus migratoriusRobin
Dumetella carolinensisCatbird
Sayornis phoebeEastern Phoebe
Sialia sialisEastern Bluebird
Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
Catharus minimusGray-Cheeked Thrush
Catharus ustulatusSwainson's Thrush
Hylocichla mustelinaWood Thrush
Pipilio erythrophthalmusEastern Towhee
Zonotrichia albicollisWhite-Throated Sparrow

*Extinct
Note: Fruit is eaten during fall & winter
Source: Mostly from Barnes (1999)

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