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ORNITHOPHILY

ORNITHOPHILY IS THE TYPE OF POLLINATION IN WHICH BIRDS PLAY THE ROLE FOR TRANSPORTING THE POLLEN GRAINS FROM ONE STIGMA TO ANOTHER.

ORNITHOPHILY IS BROUGHT ABOUT IN A LARGE NUMBER OF PLANTS .e.g. BOMBAX ,BEGONIA, CANNA.

BIRDS WHO PERFORM ORNITHOPHILY

Although hummingbirds are the most familiar nectar-feeding birds for North Americans, there are analogous species in other parts of the world: sunbirds, honeyeaters, flowerpeckers, honeycreepers, bananaquits, flowerpiercers and lorikeets. Hummingbirds are the oldest group, with the greatest degree of specialization on nectar. Flowers attractive to hummingbirds that can hover in front of the flower tend to be large red or orange tubes with a lot of dilute nectar, secreted during the day. Since birds do not have a strong response to scent, they tend to be odorless. Perching birds need a substantial landing platform, so sunbirds, honeyeaters, and the like are less associated with tubular flowers.