Some female hummingbirds know how to avoid the attention of aggressive males, biologists say: The girls have developed feathers that make them the spitting image of boys. Researchers studying the ...

When you think of a hummingbird you probably think of a small sweet bird. But, hummingbirds are also very aggressive, especially males. According to a new study, some female hummingbirds are evolving ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — According to researchers, female Jacobin Hummingbirds in Central America are changing their plumage. "What we found was the ones that look like males see less aggression and we think ...

Around 20 percent of female white-necked jacobins have evolved to share the vibrant plumage characteristic of males. sam may via Flickr under [CC BY 2.0] Female hummingbirds are ditching their drab ...

There’s no mistaking the dizzying display of a hummingbird’s wings as it zips around from flower to flower looking for nectar ...

Birds of a feather flock together, especially when trying to avoid sexual harassment. According to a new study, some female hummingbirds are going undercover as their male counterparts to avoid ...

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 ...

Much like in human society, female hummingbirds have taken it into their own hands to avoid harassment. By watching white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds in Panama, researchers discovered that over a ...

Male and female White-necked Jacobins vastly differ in color, making females a target for constant harassment. But one out of every five females keeps their “male” costume, holding onto their bright ...

Among white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds, those with plumage that resembles colors found on males get harassed less. By Sabrina Imbler An adult female white-necked Jacobin hummingbird is no stranger to ...