Birds Eating the Seeds
of Pines (Pinus spp.)

Bird Species
Scientific Name Common Name
Conuropsis carolinensis* Carolina Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus Monk Parakeet
Colinus virginianus Bobwhite Quail
Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
Melanerpes carolinus Red-bellied Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus varius** Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
Thryothorus ludovicianus Carolina Wren
Poecile atricapillus Black-capped Chickadee
Poecile carolinensis Carolina Chickadee
Sitta canadensis Red-breasted Nuthatch
Sitta carolinensis White-breasted Nuthatch
Certhia americana Brown Creeper
Baeolophus bicolor Tufted Titmouse
Loxia curvirostra Red Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera White-winged Crossbill
Carpodacus mexicanus House Finch
Carduelis pinus Pine Siskin
Carduelis tristis Eastern Goldfinch
Junco hyemalis Slate-colored Junco
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee
Pinicola enucleator Pine Grosbeak
Dendroica coronata Yellow-rumped Warbler
Dendroica pinus Pine Warbler

*extinct, **feeds on sap

Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Snyder (2004), DeVore et al. (2004),
Lewis (1993)

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