Tree · Ilex opaca
American holly for backyard birds
Evergreen winter cover and red fruit.
- Scientific name
- Ilex opaca
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- fruit and berries
- Native in
- 22 US states, 0 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 45
Birds most often fed by American holly
Counted across every state and province where American holly is native and the bird is present:
- Gray Catbird — 42 regions
- Northern Cardinal — 22 regions
- Eastern Bluebird — 22 regions
- House Finch — 22 regions
- Purple Finch — 22 regions
- American Robin — 22 regions
- White-throated Sparrow — 22 regions
- Northern Flicker — 22 regions
- Pileated Woodpecker — 22 regions
- Eastern Towhee — 22 regions
- Northern Mockingbird — 22 regions
- Brown Thrasher — 22 regions
American holly by state and province
Alabama (27 birds)Arkansas (27 birds)Connecticut (29 birds)Delaware (27 birds)Florida (27 birds)Georgia (27 birds)Kentucky (29 birds)Louisiana (28 birds)Maryland (28 birds)Massachusetts (28 birds)Mississippi (27 birds)New Jersey (31 birds)New York (32 birds)North Carolina (29 birds)Oklahoma (32 birds)Pennsylvania (30 birds)Rhode Island (28 birds)South Carolina (27 birds)Tennessee (29 birds)Texas (38 birds)Virginia (28 birds)West Virginia (28 birds)