Each small square indicates the observation of at least one
Bananaquit
high sweet song
, but my
taperecorder had difficulty recording it. If you imitate the
sound it will come close, to chase away the intruder.
The bird eats nectar from the flowers in gardens. It can (as
some hummingbirds) pierce the flowers of hibiscus plants from the
side, so 'stealing' the nectar without pollinating the plant. He
leaves behind a small hole in the red petals. Because of this and
because it will also, at some places, boldy pick some sugar from
a table, it is named 'suikerdiefje' (sugar thieve) in Dutch (and
comparable things in other languages).
Each small square indicates the observation of at least one
(group) of these birds, the medium ones at least 4 observations
on different days and the largest ones 10 or more. The color of
each square indicates: blue for coastal area, yellow for savanna
and red for rainforest.
The photo above was made by J.S. Dunning and the larger one by
J.H. Ribot, both were made in Suriname. The photo below was made
by D. Brunel, st. Maarten (Dutch Antilles) where it is called
yellowbreast and has a black throat.
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