The hooded pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) is a species of bird in the genus Pitohui found in New Guinea. It was long thought to be a whistler ( Pachycephalidae ) but is now known to be in the Old World oriole family (Oriolidae).

The hooded pitohui is one of the few birds we know of that’s toxic. And it’s not only poisonous, it secretes one of the most notorious toxins of the animal kingdom. The hooded pitohui is as difficult to eat as it is to spell.

2014年6月12日 · It was a mystery solved, but what drove these birds to pick the highly toxic melyrids as their primary food source? A tiny, defenceless dart frog needs all the help it can get, but a free-flying bird with claws and a powerful beak? Why the hooded pitohui ended up toxic is anyone’s guess.

2023年6月1日 · The hooded pitohui is a medium-sized songbird from the Pitohui genus and they can be found on the islands in Indonesia- Papua New Guinea. Hooded pitohui birds were first described by French ornithologist Charles L. Bonaparte in 1850.

The Hooded pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) is a species of bird in the genus Pitohui found in New Guinea. This is one of the few known poisonous birds, containing a range of batrachotoxin compounds in its skin, feathers, and other tissues.

2024年5月13日 · In the heart of the dense and vibrant rainforests of New Guinea resides a captivating enigma – the Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous). This black-and-rusty bird is the first poisonous bird species ever documented.

A medium-sized bird of foothill and lower montane forest and edge. Tawny colored body with black head, chest, wing and tail. Remeniscent of Orchard Oriole. Almost identical to some races of Southern and Northern Variable Pitohui but Hooded is usually found at higher altitude. Hooded is best told by voice which is usually lower.

The hooded pitohui is one of the few known poisonous species of bird. Their poison is derived from the small beetles on which they feed and the poison contained within them. These birds are omnivores and along with the insects they also consume fruits.

Hooded Pitohui, are beautiful songbirds and members of the family Oriolidae (Old World orioles and figbirds). Their wing, head, and tail feathers are black and their back and belly feathers orange. They have black legs ending in sharp claws and a black beak that is strong and sharp.

2024年2月23日 · The Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) is the most toxic of the bunch, and its skin and feathers contain homobatrachotoxin, the same compound found in poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) of the Neotropics.