I spent quite few years at Pachmarhi in my service life at
different time. Some time in 1982 I noticed different birds visiting
flowers of Bombax ceiba ( SHIMUL / SILK COTTON TREE ).After reading Salim
Ali I came to know that there are flowers which are mainly pollinated by
birds and one such flower is Bombax ceiba. The phenomenon is known as
ornithophily.
I am recording bird visitors on flowers for last few years. I have
recorded the following birds visiting flowers of Bombax ceiba
1. Black headed oriole
2. Blue throated Barbet
3. Common Myna
4. Chestnut tailed Starling
5. House crow
6 Jungle crow
7. Jungle Myna
8. Rose ring Parakeet
9 .Asiatic pied Starling
10 . red vented Bulbul
11. red whiskered Bulbul
12 .Spangled Drongo
13 Tree pie
14 Yellow toed Green pigeon
Attached collage is of Black hooded oriole visiting flowers of
Bombax ceiba .
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