...Spiranthes... From Greek speira, a coil and anthos, a flower (ie. twisted flower head)
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...into the hole to extract the flower nectar, often without pollinating the flower.
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Their main diet consists of nectar. They follow a route from flower to flower, often along forest edge. May sometimes be territorial over flowers.
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...d habitat at that time. Finally, the area includes what is known as Animal Flower Cave where there is access to some caves with small sea anemones in shallow
...ponds are the main attraction. However, a trail leading west of the Animal Flower Cave can also be worthwhile.
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...ns that this hummer often resembles a large bee as it moves from flower to flower. The call of this species while feeding is a light chik.
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The diet includes seeds, flower parts and insects.
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Diet includes seabird eggs, insects, seeds, and flower buds.
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This species uses its sharp bill to pierce a hole near the bottom of a flower to rob the nectar through this back door. It does so at relatively large fl
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Their modified bills are used to open up leaf and flower buds in search of their prey. The diet includes spiders and insects; they t
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Humid and wet forest, flower gardens. Observed at heights around 900 - 2500 m.
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This species uses its sharp bill to pierce a hole near the bottom of a flower to rob the nectar through this back door. It does so at relatively large fl
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Their diet consists mostly of seeds and flower buds, with the addition of fruit and some invertebrates.
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The diet includes fruit, invertebrates, flower buds, leaves, seeds, and roots.
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The diet includes seeds and pulp of native fruits, flower buds, nectar and insects.
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High altitude Polylepis forest, forest borders, overgrown pastures and flower gardens; observed at heights up to 3525 m
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...to the more expected nectar. Unlikely to hover, more likely to land on the flower or wherever it finds food.
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...ed for nectar feeding. The tongue is flicked rapidly and repeatedly into a flower, the upper mandible then compressing any liquid out when the bill is closed
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...and in the evening. The diet includes grain, seeds, berries, fruits, nuts, flower, and nectar.
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berries, grass seeds, peppers, flower petals, crickets, grasshoppers
Generally feeds on termites, fruits, berries, grass seed, peppers, flower petals, invertebrates such as crickets and grasshoppers, and reptiles. They
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...also joining mixed-species flocks, feeding primarily on insects, but also flower buds and fruits.
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