Tree · Pinus taeda
Loblolly pine for backyard birds
Pine seed and bark insects; key habitat for Brown-headed Nuthatch.
- Scientific name
- Pinus taeda
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- conifer seed and cover, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 15 US states, 0 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 129
Birds most often fed by Loblolly pine
Counted across every state and province where Loblolly pine is native and the bird is present:
- Brown-headed Nuthatch — 28 regions
- Gray Catbird — 28 regions
- Eastern Bluebird — 15 regions
- Carolina Chickadee — 15 regions
- Purple Martin — 15 regions
- Downy Woodpecker — 15 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 15 regions
- Tufted Titmouse — 15 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 15 regions
- Carolina Wren — 15 regions
- American Robin — 15 regions
- Song Sparrow — 15 regions
Loblolly pine by state and province
Alabama (97 birds)Arkansas (97 birds)Delaware (93 birds)Florida (92 birds)Georgia (97 birds)Kentucky (95 birds)Louisiana (101 birds)Maryland (94 birds)Mississippi (97 birds)North Carolina (101 birds)Oklahoma (111 birds)South Carolina (97 birds)Tennessee (97 birds)Texas (120 birds)Virginia (96 birds)