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Birds perceive colours in categories

Nature
DOI: 10.1038/d41586-018-05811-9
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Humans perceive colours in categories such as red, even though we can discern red hues including ruby and crimson. It emerges that birds also categorize colours and this affects their colour-discrimination ability.

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Kelber, A. (2018, August 16). Birds perceive colours in categories. Nature. Nature Publishing Group. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-018-05811-9

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