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Noddies and tropicbirds are prone to death by entanglement with the fruits of the tree Pisonia grandis, which is sticky.
Large numbers of the birds, seeking nesting material, are found dying on the ground completely flightless after being trapped by the fruits.
Pisonia fruits twice in a year, for only a short period, but during this time hundreds of birds are killed.
Written Feb 11, 2005
Website: http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/generalbotany/shootfeatures/generalstructure/leafcolor/b0006tx.html
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