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species, the seeds of which are dispersed mainly by this and other flowerpecker species. The berries of these epiphytic parasites are usually swallowed whole (they sometimes pinch fruits and discard the seeds while feeding on the pulp but this technique is more often used by the syntopic
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Vidal-russell, Romina; Nickrent, Daniel L (2008). "Evolutionary relationships in the showy mistletoe family (Loranthaceae)".
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727:) flowers - an observation".
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1206:Crimson-crowned flowerpecker
820:"The Birds of Coorg. Part 2"
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1356:Scarlet-backed flowerpecker
1336:Blood-breasted flowerpecker
1116:Orange-bellied flowerpecker
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1006:Yellow-bellied flowerpecker
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1286:Black-fronted flowerpecker
1226:Olive-crowned flowerpecker
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1256:Red-banded flowerpecker
1236:Red-capped flowerpecker
1086:Red-keeled flowerpecker
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1176:Halmahera flowerpecker
1066:Bicolored flowerpecker
986:Whiskered flowerpecker
211:Tickell's flowerpecker
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780:Woodfordia floribunda
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261:Behaviour and ecology
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1276:Mottled flowerpecker
1186:Buzzing flowerpecker
1156:Andaman flowerpecker
1136:Nilgiri flowerpecker
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