@article{de Swardt_Aphiwe_2021, title={Opportunistic avian nectarivory on flowering <i>Aloe maculata</i> with a review of visiting bird species}, volume={1}, url={https://journals.uct.ac.za/index.php/ABB/article/view/v1_6}, DOI={10.15641/abb.v1i.1123}, abstractNote={&lt;p&gt;Eight bird species were recorded feeding on &lt;em&gt;Aloe maculata&lt;/em&gt; (Soap Aloe) nectar at Biddulphsberg, Senekal, Free State, from 23–26 August 2021. Birds were mist-netted as part of a bird ringing study and aloe pollen was noticed on some birds. The flowering aloes attract mainly Malachite &lt;em&gt;Nectarinia famosa&lt;/em&gt; and White-bellied Sunbirds &lt;em&gt;Cinnyris talatala&lt;/em&gt; as well as Cape &lt;em&gt;Zosterops virens&lt;/em&gt; and Orange River White-eyes &lt;em&gt;Z. pallidus&lt;/em&gt;. Of the 108 birds ringed or collected, 34 birds (eight species) had aloe pollen on them. These species, including a first record of Black-chested Prinia &lt;em&gt;Prinia flavicans&lt;/em&gt;, and a confirmed record of Streaky-headed Seedeaters Crithagra gularis, represent the first observations of birds probing &lt;em&gt;A. maculata&lt;/em&gt; flowers.&lt;/p&gt;}, journal={Afrotropical Bird Biology:<br /> Journal of the Natural History of African Birds}, author={de Swardt, Dawie and Aphiwe, Kozana}, year={2021}, month={Dec.} }