Tree · Quercus virginiana
Live oak for backyard birds
Evergreen oak with small acorns and constant insect forage.
- Scientific name
- Quercus virginiana
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- acorns and nuts, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 10 US states, 0 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 131
Birds most often fed by Live oak
Counted across every state and province where Live oak is native and the bird is present:
- Brown-headed Nuthatch — 20 regions
- Gray Catbird — 18 regions
- Eastern Bluebird — 10 regions
- Carolina Chickadee — 10 regions
- Purple Martin — 10 regions
- Downy Woodpecker — 10 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 10 regions
- Tufted Titmouse — 10 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 10 regions
- House Wren — 10 regions
- Blue Jay — 10 regions
- Carolina Wren — 10 regions