Study skins from NHM's Ornithology Collection of the five bird species researched in the paper (IMAGE)

Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Study skins from NHM's Ornithology Collection of the five bird species researched in the paper

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The five bird species (from left to right: great-horned owl, common raven, Stellar's jay, bobwhite, and song sparrow showed remarkable similarity in mid-infrared radiation—except for bobwhites.

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Allison Shultz

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