![Tui on native flowering flax.](http://static.sciencelearn.org.nz/images/images/000/003/290/full/POL_IPP_ITV_Tui-on-flax-flowers.jpg?1674170476)
Birds are important pollinators of many native plants. Contrary to previous beliefs, if birds are not available to pollinate certain native flowers, insects cannot fill the role.
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Image acknowledgement: Neville Gardner