Raja Ampat Pitohui

Pitohui cerviniventris

The Raja Ampat pitohui, or Waigeo pitohui, is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae found on the western Papuan Islands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also one of the few known poisonous birds.
Raja Ampat Pitohui, Waigeo Selatan, Indonesia As the name implies, endemic to the Raja Ampat islands. This is one of very few poisonous birds. Their skin and feathers are covered in a batrachotoxin, similar to poison dart frogs. They do not produce this toxin themselves, it likely comes from their diet of particular beetles. It makes them ineligible for consumption by predators, including humans. Australia (continent),Geotagged,Indonesia,New Guinea,Papua,Papua 2023,Pitohui cerviniventris,Raja Ampat,Raja Ampat pitohui,Spring,Waigeo,West Papua,Western New Guinea

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Two subspecies are recognized:
⤷  "P. c. pallidus" - van Oort, 1907: Found on Sagewin and Batanta Islands
⤷  "P. c. cerviniventris" - : Found on Waigeo and Gemien Islands

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyOriolidae
GenusPitohui
SpeciesP. cerviniventris
Photographed in
Indonesia