Broad-tailed Hummingbird Flashing its Throat Feathers to Attract Female Attention (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Broad-tailed Hummingbird Flashing its Throat Feathers to Attract Female Attention

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A team of Princeton biologists has found that male broad-tailed hummingbirds like this one flash their iridescent throat feathers while making a buzzing sound as part of a complex courtship dive. Broad-tailed hummingbirds are native to Central America and summer in western United States.

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Photo by Noah Whiteman, University of California, Berkeley

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