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Claim · model-written summary
Zosterops palpebrosa and Stachyris ruficeps with shorter bills act as nectar robbers of Erythrina stricta.
- Taxon
- Erythrina stricta
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Erythrina strictae1 - Interactor
- Zosterops palpebrosa
Zosterops palpebrosuse4other - Second interactor
- Stachyris ruficeps
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Cyanoderma ruficepse4other - Outcome
- nectar robberse4
- Qualifier
- comparatively shorter billse4
Verbatim
e1“Thirteen bird species were recorded visiting and foraging nectar from the flowers of Erythrina stricta”
e4“nectar robbers with comparatively shorter bills (e.g. Zosterops palpebrosa, Stachyris ruficeps, Macronous gularis, Heterophasia glaciris)”
Title
Passerine birds supporting cross pollination in Erythrina stricta Roxb.
Vinod Prasad Khanduri; Kewat Sanjay Kumar; Chandra Mohan Sharma; et al. Dendrobiology 2021. doi:10.12657/denbio.085.0011
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Observation Thirteen bird species were recorded visiting and foraging nectar from Erythrina stricta flowers.
- Observation The Red-vented Bulbul made the maximum number of visits to Erythrina stricta flowers.
- Observation Pycnonotus spp. and Chloropsis aurifrons with long bills are potential pollinators of Erythrina stricta.
- Observation Controlled pollination revealed a high degree of cross pollination (xenogamy) in Erythrina stricta.
- Observation Controlled pollination revealed self-incompatibility in Erythrina stricta.
- Association Bird visitation frequency declined with respect to nectar availability in Erythrina stricta.
- Observation Birds were more frequent in early mornings at Erythrina stricta.
- Observation Bird foraging activity on Erythrina stricta was also observed during evening hours.
- Mechanism Long corolla tubes of Erythrina stricta could restrict access to nectar for bees.