Birds Eating the Foliage,
Seeds, or Tubers of
Sago Pondweed
(Stuckenia pectinata)
Bird Names
(Scientific
& Common)
Aix sponsa *
(Wood Duck)
Anas acuta **
(Northern Pintail)
Anas americana
(American Wigeon)
Anas clypeata
(Northern Shoveler)
Anas crecca carolinensis
(Green-winged Teal)
Anas discors
(Blue-winged Teal)
Anas platyrhynchos
(Mallard)
Anas rubripes
(Black Duck)
Anas strepera
(Gadwall)
Aythya affinis
(Lesser Scaup)
Aythya americana
(Redhead)
Aythya collaris
(Ring-necked Duck)
Aythya valisineria
(Canvasback)
Cygnus buccinator **
(Trumpeter Swan)
Cygnus columbianus
(Tundra Swan)
Oxyura jamaicensis
(Ruddy Duck)
Larus delawarensis
(Ring-billed Gull)
* feeds on tubers, ** feeds on foliage & seeds
Sources: Martin et al. (1951/1961), Havera (1999),
Bellrose (1942/1976), Anderson (1959)
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