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The female's job is to lay the eggs, or brood them. So her coloring has to match with the environment where she is so she can sit on her eggs in secret. The male wood ducks job is to distract any predator that get to close to his mate. This rule goes for all wild ducks. (2) Most female poultry and waterfowl are not as decorative and brilliantly feathered as males. Just as a general rule! The males try to impress the females with their coloration. The females just have to sit back and drake - watch!
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∙ 11y agoSo that they can attract females, in combat against another male the brightest male will win because of its stupendous color. The brighter the male, the better the chance of getting a female and having strong, dominant, and healthy chicks (babies)
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∙ 10y agoPeople who study birds have theorized that male birds need to have brighter colors in order to attract females of their species, with whom they want to mate and reproduce. Brighter colors are easier to see and are pleasing to the female. The females have duller coloration so that they will blend into their surroundings and not be spotted by predators when trying to sit on the nest.
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∙ 14y agoThe males are prettier because they do attracting and they want to look nice and appeal to the female. -Louise
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∙ 14y agoLadybirds are bright coloured to warn potential preditors that they are distasteful.
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∙ 14y agofemales usually incubate the eggs more,the dull color makes them harder to see. The males also have to impress the females with their looks, song, and flight.
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∙ 15y agoMostly because the females look for attractive features in males esp. during mating season. The best and colorful are often the ones that are chosen to mate.
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∙ 10y agoMale birds are more beautiful and colourful because male birds need the colours to attract females.
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∙ 11y agoTo attract a female
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∙ 15y agoTo attract feminine ones.
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What do birds have that no other animals have?
All birds have feathers and birds are the only animals that do!
Do birds have wax on their body?
no they have feathers
Birds are the only thing that has?
Birds are the only things that have feathers and hollow bones.
What kind of duck is Lewis the duck of homewood?
Lewis is a male wood duck, considered one of the most beautiful in the duck family, due to it's colorful feathers.
Do lion have feathers?
No, birds have feathers, lions have fur.
What kinds of feathers do tropical birds have?
colorful ones!
Do birds' feathers make them attractive?
Yes. Afeatherless bird would not be attractive to other birds or to humans. It's the feathers that attract their mates to them. But it's usually the male birds that have the more colorful and fuller plumage. The feathers are also what makes them so beautiful to people, too.
Is it male or female pheasant that has the colorful feathers?
males are the colourful ones!
What are birds plumage?
Plumage is what you would call a bird feathers. For example, the peacock has very beautiful, and colorful plumage.
How can male bird be recognized just by looking at their feather?
It depends on the species. Some birds have very different appearances for male and female. (Some are different sizes.) Many are almost identical.
How come all the male birds are more colorful then the females?
Because as in most species, the male wears the colors to attract a female mate. An example is the mallard duck. The male is beautiful color while the female is usually brown. Male peacocks have the plumage as well.
Does the male of female peacock have colorful feathers?
Female peacocks have feathers, too - its just that the males have the most brilliantly colored. Males only have the beautiful feathers because they are used to attract females. Since females do not need to attract males, they do not need brilliantly colored feathers.
What is a colourful talking bird called?
The most colorful bird is probably the Rainbow Lorikeet. Other colorful birds are birds from the king fisher family, birds from the bird of paradise family and the peacock.
Do male or female red pole birds have more red?
In bird populations the male always is more colorful.
Who usually has the brightest colors in birds male or female?
The male has the brightest feathers, as they like to show off to females.
Does peacocks have fur feather or scales?
Peafowls (male = peacock, female = peahen) are birds and have feathers.
What bird that has colorful feathers?
A Peacock??
