SECONDARY NECTAR ROBBING BY A VOLCANO HUMMINGBIRD (SELASPHORUS FLAMMULA)
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Secondary nectar robbing is poorly studied in hummingbirds. Here, we provide an updated list of hummingbird species reported to be secondary nectar robbers and give the first detailed account of secondary nectar robbing by a Volcano Hummingbird (Selasphorus flammula) that obtained nectar through holes made by a Slaty Flowerpiercer (Diglossa plumbea) in two species of plants with long tubular flowers.
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