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Pitohui
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The pitohuis are bird species endemic to New Guinea. The onomatopoeic name is thought to be derived from that used by New Guineans from nearby Dorey, but it is also used as the name of a genus Pitohui
Hooded pitohui
Hooded pitohui
Scientists handling hooded pitohuis have described a numbing sensation upon doing so.
Scientists handling hooded pitohuis have described a numbing sensation upon doing so.
Hooded pitohui
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The hooded pitohui is a species of bird in the genus Pitohui found in New Guinea. It was long thought to be a whistler but is now known to be in the Old World oriole family. Within the oriole family,
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…Southern variable pitohui (Pitohui uropygialis) Hooded pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) Pitohuis are brightly coloured, omnivorous birds. The hooded pitohui has a brick red belly and a jet-black head. The variable pitohui…
Pitohui dichrous
Pitohui dichrous
The plumage of the hooded pitohui is dichromatic, black and reddish brown.
The plumage of the hooded pitohui is dichromatic, black and reddish brown.
The hooded pitohui uses the same family of batrachotoxin compounds as the golden poison frog of Colombia.
The hooded pitohui uses the same family of batrachotoxin compounds as the golden poison frog of Colombia.
Brown tree snakes are bird predators that have been shown to be vulnerable to the poisons found in hooded pitohui.
Brown tree snakes are bird predators that have been shown to be vulnerable to the poisons found in hooded pitohui.