Perennial · Helianthus annuus
Common sunflower for backyard birds
Annual native sunflower — the original feeder seed.
- Scientific name
- Helianthus annuus
- Plant type
- Perennial
- What birds get from it
- seed
- Native in
- 25 US states, 4 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 75
Birds most often fed by Common sunflower
Counted across every state and province where Common sunflower is native and the bird is present:
- American Goldfinch — 29 regions
- Mourning Dove — 29 regions
- Dark-eyed Junco — 29 regions
- Song Sparrow — 29 regions
- Chipping Sparrow — 29 regions
- Red-winged Blackbird — 29 regions
- Pine Siskin — 29 regions
- House Sparrow — 29 regions
- Eurasian Collared-Dove — 29 regions
- American Crow — 29 regions
- Mallard — 29 regions
- Brown-headed Cowbird — 29 regions
Common sunflower by state and province
Alberta (41 birds)Arizona (44 birds)British Columbia (45 birds)California (42 birds)Colorado (46 birds)Idaho (44 birds)Illinois (48 birds)Indiana (46 birds)Iowa (47 birds)Kansas (50 birds)Manitoba (40 birds)Michigan (45 birds)Minnesota (45 birds)Missouri (49 birds)Montana (44 birds)Nebraska (50 birds)Nevada (46 birds)New Mexico (48 birds)North Dakota (48 birds)Ohio (47 birds)Oklahoma (52 birds)Oregon (43 birds)Saskatchewan (40 birds)South Dakota (49 birds)Texas (57 birds)Utah (44 birds)Washington (44 birds)Wisconsin (45 birds)Wyoming (44 birds)