Ornamentation in female white-necked Jacobins (VIDEO)

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Caption

Some female hummingbirds may have evolved the same beautiful plumage as males in order to avoid harassment.

Credit

Ana Endara, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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