Mongabay

Some hummingbird females display male coloring to avoid being harassed

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 ...
CNN

Some female hummingbirds that look like males face less social harassment, study finds

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 ...
UPI

Study: Female hummingbirds avoid harassment with brighter colors like males

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 ...