Female hummingbirds mimic males to avoid attacks, study suggests

A male white-necked Jacobin hummingbird. Females typically tend to be duller, but researchers found more than a quarter had similar plumage to males. Photograph: Martin Lindsay/Alamy

A male white-necked Jacobin hummingbird. Females typically tend to be duller, but researchers found more than a quarter had similar plumage to males. Photograph: Martin Lindsay/Alamy

source https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/aug/26/female-hummingbirds-mimic-males-to-avoid-attacks-study-suggests