Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Pinus taeda (Loblolly Pine) [Pinaceae]
(observations are from Lewis and Moorman & Chapman)
Birds
Accipitridae: Buteo jamaicensis (Red-tailed Hawk) [large specimens of this tree were selected as nest sites 100% of the time in Georgia] MC1996, Buteo lineatus (Red-shouldered Hawk) [large specimens of this tree were selected as nest sites 8.3% of the time in Georgia] MC1996; Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [seeds of major importance as a source of food] Lws1993