Band-tailed Pigeon
Patagioenas fasciata
CA Special Concern
California Species of Special Concern
Plants that support Band-tailed Pigeon
13 plants
California Black Oak
Quercus kelloggii
tree
Primary food source during acorn ripening season; critical for post-breeding nutrition and migration preparation
California Coffeeberry
Frangula californica
shrub
Summer breeding season frugivore, important diet component
California blackberry
Rubus ursinus
shrub
Late summer-fall staging and migration fuel Sep-Oct
Cascara Sagrada
Frangula purshiana
shrub
Seasonal fruit foraging during migration and winter months
Coast Live Oak
Quercus agrifolia
tree
Acorn consumption during fall migration and overwintering Sep-Mar
False Solomon's Seal
Maianthemum stellatum
perennial herb
Important fall food source September-October
Interior Live Oak
Quercus wislizeni
tree
Acorn consumption during migration staging and wintering
Madrone
Arbutus menziesii
tree
Primary food source Sep-Nov during migration; critical staging fuel
Oregon White Oak
Quercus garryana
tree
Critical fall/winter acorn consumption; important California oak woodland species Sep-Feb
Pacific Dogwood
Cornus nuttallii
perennial herb
Critical food source during fall migration and winter in Pacific Northwest; dogwood drupes consumed Aug-Nov
Red elderberry
Sambucus racemosa
shrub
Important late-season food; berries consumed during migration staging
Salal
Gaultheria shallon
perennial herb
Important mast resource during fall migration and winter months
Salmonberry
Rubus spectabilis
perennial herb
Summer foraging resource for breeding birds