Birds Eating the Fruits
of Prunus spp. (Cherries)

Bird Species
Scientific Name Common Name
Bonasa umbellus Ruffed Grouse
Phasianus colchicus Ring-necked Pheasant
Tympanuchus cupido Greater Prairie Chicken
Meleagris gallopavo Wild Turkey
Colinus virginianus Bobwhite Quail
Ectopistes migratorius* Passenger Pigeon
Conuropsis carolinensis* Carolina Parakeet
Myiopsitta monachus** Monk Parakeet
Corvus brachyrhynchos American Crow
Cyanocitta cristata Blue Jay
Melanerpes carolina Red-bellied Woodpecker
Melanerpes erythrocephalus Red-headed Woodpecker
Picoides villosus Hairy Woodpecker
Sphyrapicus varius Yellow-breasted Sapsucker
Colaptes auratus Northern Flicker
Myiarchus crinitus Great Crested Flycatcher
Tyrannus tyrannus Eastern Kingbird
Sturnus vulgaris Starling
Quiscalus quiscula Common Grackle
Cardinalis cardinalis Northern Cardinal
Pheucticus ludovicianus Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Mimus polyglottos Northern Mockingbird
Toxostoma rufum Brown Thrasher
Vireo gilvus Warbling Vireo
Vireo olivaceus Red-eyed Vireo
Catharus fuscescens Veery
Catharus guttatus Hermit Thrush
Catharus minimus Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus ustulatus Swainson's Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina Wood Thrush
Turdus migratorius American Robin
Dumetella cardinensis Catbird
Sialia sialis Eastern Bluebird
Icterus galbula Baltimore Oriole
Piranga olivacea Scarlet Tanager
Piranga rubra Summer Tanager
Bombycilla cedrorum Cedar Waxwing
Pipilo erythrophthalmus Eastern Towhee
Zonotrichia albicollis White-throated Sparrow

*extinct, **introduced into North America

Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), DeVore et al. (2004), Schorger (1955),
Bennetts (1900),  Snyder (2004)

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