Many Central American hummingbirds can be aged and sexed by molt patterns and bill corrugations
We document molt extent; age-specific molt patterns, plumages, and percent of the bill with corrugations; the presence or absence of delayed plumage maturation and bill color changes in males of some species; and molt timing in the 19 resident hummingbird species of Belize. Molt strategies and rates...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2023-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Field Ornithology |
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| Online Access: | https://journal.afonet.org/vol94/iss3/art11 |