Medium: Acrylic. 8 X 10 inches
Original: Available
Hedge Bindweed Nectarbird
Bibinectarium sepium
Hedge Bindweed Nectarbirds, known also simply as "Bindweeds," are a predatory species
that adds insects to its nectar diet. Keeping perfectly still, these nectarbirds will
spread its vines out among other plants. When an insect such as a bee or butterfly comes
to feed from its flowers, it quickly ensnares them with its quick, strong vines.
The diet of these large nectarbirds contributes to its size. However, being a true
nectarbird, it still requires the specific nectar of the Hedge Bindweed (Calystegia sepium).
Ornithologists believe these birds have evolved with smaller-than-normal heads to be
able to fit into the narrow blooms of the Hedge Bindweed, while their bodies stay large
due to their insect-rich diet. The smaller head, and thus brain, does not seem to have
a significant effect on the intelligence of this nectarbird, though more research is needed
to confirm this theory.
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