The white-necked jacobin (Florisuga mellivora) is a jewel-toned hummingbird found in the neotropical lowlands of South ...

Photographer Ryan Wilkes captured a hummingbird from a perspective that’s typically unseen. This slow-motion close-up of a hummingbird’s tongue displays its uniqueness and versatility. In the same way ...

The animal world is always full of surprises. Even a long-studied species can hold a few secrets hidden between their fur or ...

Uncover the mysteries of hummingbirds. How does the white-necked jacobin trick predators through mimicry? Find out now.

That changed when Michael Castaño-Díaz and Sebastián Gallan Giraldo, a Ph.D student and research assistant, spotted a White-necked Jacobin nest with a caring female and one egg in a national park in ...

One example of this type of mimicry is the Cinereous Mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra), a bird native to South America known for their caterpillar-like baby chicks. With this in mind, they searched online ...

Scientists have discovered mimicry and camouflage as evolutionary features found in the species of white-necked Jacobin ...

Hummingbird chicks pretend to be a caterpillar to avoid being eaten, reveals new research. The tiny birds, smaller than a ...

A baby hummingbird hatches. But it has fluffy feathers on its back ... Chelina Batista, iNaturalist One example of this type ...

Hummingbird migration is already underway this spring, with the ruby-throated species arriving in our area this month as they fly northward from their winter hideaways in Mexico and Central America.

AZ Animals US Four Alternatives to Sugar Water That Will Attract Hummingbirds Posted: March 21, 2025 | Last updated: March 26, 2025 Hummingbirds like sugar water and nectar from flowers, but did ...