Hoopoes color their eggs with antimicrobial uropygial secretions

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The hoopoe covers its eggs with antibiotic producing bacteria: http://t.co/7XfQB2c3Fg

Hoopoes color their eggs with antimicrobial uropygial secretions. http://t.co/6WMDwQFEEn #colsci

Hoopoes color their eggs with antimicrobial uropygial secretions. http://t.co/6WMDwQFEEn #colsci

Female hoopoes use their uropygial gland secretion to color the eggs http://t.co/MUBR2Q3xVQ