Birds Eating the Fruit
of Virginia Creeper
(Parthenocissus quinquefolia)

Bird Species  
Scientific Name Common Name
Dryocopus pileatus Pileated Woodpecker
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
Picoides pubescens Downy Woodpecker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-breasted Sapsucker
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow
Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle
Sturnus vulgaris Starling
Tachycineta bicolor Tree Swallow
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
Myiarchus crinitus Crested Flycatcher
Vireo griseus White-eyed Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
Catharus fuscescens Veery
Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
Turdus migratorius American Robin
Dumetella carolinensis Catbird
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
Passerella iliaca Fox Sparrow

Sources: Malmborg & Wilson (1988), Martin et al. (1951/1961),
Barnes (1999)

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