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Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:

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Ampelopsis cordata
(Raccoon Grape) [Vitaceae]
(observations are from DeGraaf; Heart-leaved Ampelopsis is another common name of this woody vine)

Birds

Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Mimidae: Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002, Toxostoma rufum (Brown Thrasher) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Odontophoridae: Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002, Meleagris gallopavo (Wild Turkey) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002, Phasianus colchicus (Ring-necked Pheasant) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Picidae: Colaptes auratus (Northern Flicker) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Turdidae: Hylocichla mustelina (Wood Thrush) [the fruits are a preferred source of food] DGr2002, Sialia sialis (Eastern Bluebird) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002
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