Birds Feeding on the Fruit
of Black Tupelo
(Nyssa sylvatica)



Bird Species
(Scientific & Common Names)

Aix sponsa *
(Wood Duck)

Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard)

Bombycilla cedrorum *
(Cedar Waxwing)

Pheucticus ludovicianus
(Rose-breasted Grosbeak)

Piranga olivacea
(Scarlet Tanager)

Piranga rubra *
(Summer Tanager)

Corvus brachyrhynchos
(American Crow)

Cyanocitta cristata
(Blue Jay)

Ectopistes migratorius **
(Passenger Pigeon)

Haemorhous purpureus
(Purple Finch)

Dumetella carolinensis *
(Gray Catbird)

Mimus polyglottos *
(Northern Mockingbird)

Toxostoma rufum *
(Brown Thrasher)

Colinus virginianus
(Bobwhite Quail)

Baeolophus bicolor
(Tufted Titmouse)

Bonasa umbellus
(Ruffed Grouse)

Meleagris gallopavo *
(Wild Turkey)

Phasianus colchicus
(Ring-necked Pheasant)

Colaptes auratus *
(Northern Flicker)

Dryocopus pileatus
(Pileated Woodpecker)

Melanerpes carolinus
(Red-bellied Woodpecker)

Melanerpes erythrocephalus *
(Red-headed Woodpecker)

Picoides pubescens
(Downy Woodpecker)

Picoides villosus *
(Hairy Woodpecker)

Sphyrapicus varius ***
(Yellow-bellied Sapsucker)

Conuropsis carolinensis **
(Carolina Parakeet)

Sturnus vulgaris *
(European Starling)

Catharus fuscescens
(Veery)

Catharus guttatus
(Hermit Thrush)

Catharus minimus
(Grey-cheeked Thrush)

Catharus ustulatus
(Swainson's Thrush)

Hylocichla mustelina *
(Wood Thrush)

Sialia sialis *
(Eastern Bluebird)

Turdus migratorius *
(American Robin)

Tyrannus tyrannus *
(Eastern Kingbird)

Vireo olivaceus
(Red-eyed Vireo)



* the fruits are a preferred food source
** this bird is extinct
*** also drills holes & sucks sap


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

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