PhysOrg Posted March 1, 2023 Share Posted March 1, 2023 The pink-throated brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa gularis, has, unsurprisingly, a brilliant pink throat. So does its cousin, the rufous-webbed brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa branickii. When scientists found a Heliodoxa hummingbird with a glittering gold throat, they thought they might have found a new species. However, DNA revealed a different story: The gold-throated bird was a never-before-documented hybrid of the two pink-throated species.View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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