Do the troughs for hummingbirds really causing fungus on the tongue of these birds?

Christian Fausto Moraes dos Santos @Christian-Santos

10 July 2013 0 2K Report

I've read several articles claiming and denying that the troughs with water and sugar cause fungi on the tongues of hummingbirds.

What the researchers have to say?

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