Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Aronia melanocarpa (Black Chokeberry) [Rosaceae]
(observations are from DeGraaf; Photinia melanocarpa is a scientific synonym of this shrub)
Birds
Bombycillidae: Bombycilla cedrorum (Cedar Waxwing) [feeds on fruits as a preferred source of food] DGr2002; Icteridae: Sturnella magna (Eastern Meadowlark) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Mimidae: Dumetella carolinensis (Gray Catbird) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002, Toxostoma rufum (Brown Thrasher) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Odontophoridae: Colinus virginianus (Bobwhite Quail) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Paridae: Poecile atricapillus (Black-capped Chickadee) [feeds on fruits] DGr2002; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on buds & fruits] DGr2002