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United States / Iran : Hummingbirds See Many More Colors Than Humans

Date: June 17, 2020
nonspectral colorsRocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryGothicColoradoSelasphorus platycercus

Summary

To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision. "Humans are color-blind compared to birds and many other animals," said Mary Caswell Stoddard, an assistant professor in the Princeton University Department of Ecology and Evolution

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