Colorful Jacobin (IMAGE)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Colorful Jacobin

Caption

During his experiment, Jay found out that colorful female Jacobins had lower chances of being chased away by other hummingbirds when they accessed feeders than their drab counterparts.

Credit

Jorge Aleman, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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