Observations conducted on 5 plant species [Bernoullia flammea, Ceiba pentandra, Tabebuia chrysantha, Epiphyllum sp. and Spathodea companulata] in the rain forest of Veracruz, Mexico indicate that non-hovering birds such as vireos, warblers, tanagers, finches, orioles, blackbirds and honeycreepers are important as flower visitors and should be investigated as pollinators of American rain forest plants.