With its long beak and long tongue, the sugarbird siphons off the nectar that the plant provides and returns the favor by transporting pollen from one flower to another — an efficient fertilization service.
Ar savu garo knābi un mēli tas izsūc auga saražoto nektāru un vienlaikus izdara protejām pretpakalpojumu, pārnesdams putekšņus no zieda uz ziedu un tā cītīgi tos apputeksnēdams.