Purple-throated hummingbirds, male
In a fascinating example of sexual dimorphism and plant-animal relationships: the male hummingbird with a larger body and short, straight bill pollinates this species Heliconia while the female is adapted to pollinate another. Aquatint etching by Bryan Poole, 2008
Picture No
10987217
Media ID
47626289
Size
4472px x 5928px
(24.0MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Natural History Museum
Source
The Natural History Museum, London
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Apodiformes Aquatint Carib Claw Commelinid Dimorphism Eulampis Evolved Heliconia Humming Hummingbird Jugularis Lobster Monocot Monocotyledon Pollinate Pollination Pollinator Poole Purple-throated Throated Trochilidae Zingiberales
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