The hilarious video shows a male hoopoe courting its reflection in the mirror by offering it a worm after mistaking it for a potential mate.

The clip showed the feathered Romeo approaching the mirror before flaunting a wormy gift to its newfound love interest at the Chornye Zemli Nature Reserve, Republic of Kalmykia, Russia.

Stunned, it then moved aside, uncertain about why the reflection would not reciprocate its feelings.

A second later another hoopoe approached the scene, and the two engaged in a comical altercation, thus adding another layer of hilarity to the misunderstanding.

The Nature Reserve said in a statement obtained by Clipzilla: “On one of the wooden hides, located near a watering hole formed by an artesian well, employees of the scientific department of the Black Lands Nature Reserve installed a mirror for the purpose of an experiment – to record the reaction of animals to their reflection.

“This caused confusion among the local birds, the hoopoes. First, the male tried to court his reflection in the mirror, offering it a worm.

“Then it began to show aggression, challenging both its reflection and either its partner or the male from the neighboring area to a duel.

“The end to this dispute was put to rest by a herd of saigas that came to drink through the looking glass.

“We hope that the bird’s psyche is not damaged!”