A baby hummingbird might have a special way of warding off predators, which threaten tropical hummingbird species in infancy.

Now researchers may have stumbled upon a rare case of bird mimicry inside a tiny hummingbird nest ... After 18-20 days of monitoring the nest, the chick finally hatched and revealed a baby hummingbird ...

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

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

A baby hummingbird hatches ... Chelina Batista, iNaturalist One example of this type of mimicry is the Cinereous Mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra), a bird native to South America known for their ...

The researchers documented this observation in the journal Ecology, marking the first evidence of such mimicry in hummingbirds. The team, led by Jay Falk, was surprised by the similarity between the ...

In a cute first, a curious observation led to a sweet and thrilling discovery of a caterpillar-like hummingbird with ... Described as a natural “mimicry,” the White-necked Jacobin, along ...

More information: Jay J. Falk et al, Potential caterpillar mimicry in a tropical hummingbird, Ecology (2025). DOI: 10.1002/ecy.70060 ...

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Finally, the egg had hatched and a tiny baby hummingbird came to this world ... One example of this type of mimicry is the Cinereous Mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra), a bird native to South America ...