Hummingbirds with brightly colored feathers typical of males are harassed by other birds less frequently than those with drab female-colored feathers. Male coloring in one species of hummingbird gives ...

In many bird species, males are easy to spot because of their bright, beautiful plumage. When the sexes diverge in coloring, females often have drabber colors. In one type of hummingbird, these color ...

Much like in human society, female hummingbirds have taken it into their own hands to avoid harassment. By watching white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds in Panama, researchers discovered that over a ...

Some female birds are dressed to the nines – yet oddly interact less with others. Brightly colored feathers may be the key for these female hummingbirds to avoid physical fights with others of their ...

Around 20 percent of female white-necked jacobins have evolved to share the vibrant plumage characteristic of males. sam may via Flickr under [CC BY 2.0] Female hummingbirds are ditching their drab ...

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Aug. 26 (UPI) --Female white-necked jacobin hummingbirds are less likely to be harassed at feeding time if they have the brightly colored ornamentation of their male counterparts, a new study has ...

My best efforts were being thwarted by a tiny critter that weighs not much more than a dime. I had set up a hummingbird feeder at our campsite at Burro Creek near Wikiup, Arizona, in hopes of ...

We all love watching hummingbirds dart around the garden. Their dazzling feats and fancies are just spectacular! But have you ever wondered whether that tiny blur of color is a male or a female? It’s ...

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Among white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds, those with plumage that resembles colors found on males get harassed less. By Sabrina Imbler An adult female white-necked Jacobin hummingbird is no stranger to ...