Tree · Prosopis velutina
Velvet mesquite for backyard birds
Seed pods and cover for Verdins and quail.
- Scientific name
- Prosopis velutina
- Plant type
- Tree
- What birds get from it
- seed, insects for nestlings
- Native in
- 4 US states, 0 Canadian provinces/territories
- Bird species supported
- 180
Birds most often fed by Velvet mesquite
Counted across every state and province where Velvet mesquite is native and the bird is present:
- Cactus Wren — 8 regions
- Hairy Woodpecker — 4 regions
- American Goldfinch — 4 regions
- White-breasted Nuthatch — 4 regions
- House Wren — 4 regions
- House Finch — 4 regions
- Mourning Dove — 4 regions
- American Robin — 4 regions
- Dark-eyed Junco — 4 regions
- Song Sparrow — 4 regions
- Chipping Sparrow — 4 regions
- Northern Flicker — 4 regions