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Female birds disguised as males get extra food
Around 20% of female hummingbirds have plumage that is characteristic of the males of the species. Evidence for why this happens offers a surprising perspective on how evolution helps to maintain colour variations.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-03177-7#:~:text=Around%2020%25%20of%20female%20hummingbirds,helps%20to%20maintain%20colour%20variations.