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Only male hummingbirds possess a gorget, or collar, of iridescent feathers.
Favorable lighting conditions will produce the brilliant colors, otherwise they will appear dark.
In this Allen's hummingbird, the colors are a golden orange. With other species, colors will vary.
The gorget can be moved independently of the neck feathers to flash signals to other hummingbirds.
Images are Copyrighted 2008 by Dan Ng and may not be used without permission.
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