Looking good to wow the opposite sex may be bad for the neighborhood. Distinctive his-and-her plumages raise the chance that a bird species will go extinct locally, according to an unusually far-ranging study.
EXPENSIVE LOOK. Male cardinal exemplifies birds with flashy plumage in only one gender. Such species seem to take extra risks.
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