Birds Eating the Fruits
of Roses
(Rosa spp.)




Bird Names
(Scientific & Common)

Bombycilla cedrorum *
(Cedar Waxwing)

Cardinalis cardinalis * **
(Northern Cardinal)

Ectopistes migratorius ***
(Passenger Pigeon)

Junco hyemalis *
(Slate-colored Junco)

Melospiza melodia * **
(Song Sparrow)

Passerella iliaca *
(Fox Sparrow)

Spizelloides arborea *
(American Tree Sparrow)

Coccothraustes vespertinus
(Evening Grosbeak)

Spinus tristis
(American Goldfinch)

Dumetella carolinensis * **
(Gray Catbird)

Mimus polyglottos * **
(Northern Mockingbird)

Toxostoma rufum * **
(Brown Thrasher)

Icteria virens
(Yellow-breasted Chat)

Colinus virginianus *
(Bobwhite Quail)

Bonasa umbellus *
(Ruffed Grouse)

Meleagris gallopavo *
(Wild Turkey)

Phasianus colchicus *
(Ring-necked Pheasant)

Tympanuchus cupido
(Greater Prairie Chicken)

Catharus guttatus
(Hermit Thrush)

Catharus ustulatus
(Swainson's Thrush)

Hylocichla mustelina
(Wood Thrush)

Sialia sialis
(Eastern Bluebird)

Turdus migratorius
(American Robin)

Vireo philadelphicus
(Philadelphia Vireo)



* uses larger rose shrubs for protective cover
** uses larger rose shrubs for nesting sites
*** this bird is extinct

Sources: DeGraaf (2002), Schorger (1955),
Martin et al. (1951/1961), Bennetts (1900),
Schwatz (1945), Korschgen (1962), Beal (1915),
Devore et al. (2004)

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