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  1. The pollination of flowers by birds.
  2. Ornithophilous flowers are typically brightly
  3. coloured, often red or orange. They produce
  4. large quantities of thin, watery nectar, and
  5. are scentless because most birds do not
  6. respond well to smell. They are found mostly
  7. in tropical areas, with hummingbirds being
  8. the most important pollinators in North and
  9. South America, and the sunbirds in Africa and
  10. Asia.
  11.