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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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What do birds have that no other animals have?
Birds have feathers, which serve multiple functions such as insulation, waterproofing, and aiding in flight. Feathers are a unique feature of birds that help them to maintain body temperature, display colorful patterns during courtship, and enable them to fly.
How can you tell the difference between male and female tuis?
Male tui birds are typically larger and more colorful than females. Males have more prominent white throat tufts and more iridescent blue and green feathers on their bodies. Females are slightly smaller and have less vibrant plumage overall.
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.
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 do birds have that no other animals have?
Birds have feathers, which serve multiple functions such as insulation, waterproofing, and aiding in flight. Feathers are a unique feature of birds that help them to maintain body temperature, display colorful patterns during courtship, and enable them to fly.
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.
