Definition of nectarivorous in English:
nectarivorous
adjective ˌnɛktəˈrɪv(ə)rəsˌnektəˈrivərəs
Zoology (of an animal) feeding on nectar.
Example sentencesExamples
- Exposure to predators may be one factor that limits the foraging activities of small nectarivorous birds at this site.
- Hurricanes also commonly devastate populations of nectarivorous birds, probably because these birds are left with few nectar or fruit resources.
- The nectarivorous hummingbirds evolved a derived mode of hovering flight that allows them to remain virtually motionless in front of flowers.
- These results support the assumption that the common declines in nectarivorous birds after hurricanes reflect immediate flower destruction and not subsequent flowering after two to three months.
- For nectarivorous birds, energy-expensive aggressive behavior may not be worthwhile for defending low nectar levels.
- All pteropodids are frugivorous or nectarivorous.
- These two species are the only nectarivorous birds on the island.
- Those honeyeaters, four of which are primarily nectarivorous (the exception is the White-eared Honeyeater), were most abundant in the medium and poor sites.
- Those values are extremely low compared to those of granivorous and omnivorous bird species, but higher than those of nectarivorous species.
- Frugivorous and nectarivorous birds have lower endogenous N losses and lower N equilibrium than granivorous and omnivorous birds.
- However, San Salvador has only two nectarivorous bird species so the pollination of P. bahamensis is constrained by bird species availability.