Northern Variable Pitohui

Pitohui is a Papuan phrase meaning "rubbish bird," referring to the group's inedibility. It is also the name of the genus.

With the exception of their wings, hooded pitohui and northern variable pitohui were extremely similar. They have a blackish-brown head, pinions, and tail, as well as non-venomous, scaly black legs and claws, brown saddle-pattern wings against black, and an orange-colored belly. Brownish eyes with a hazel color characterize the northern variable pitohui.

Pitohuis are among the most poisonous birds in the world because of their eye-catching orange and black feathers. Hence the Papuan name, which is also thought to be dangerous for people. The same toxin had previously been found only in Colombian poison dart frogs from the genus Phyllobates (family Dendrobatidae). The batrachotoxin family of compounds are the most toxic compounds by weight in nature, being 250 times more toxic than strychnine.

This bird was omnivorous and was classified as an oriole; in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, they mainly ate poisonous creatures like beetles that Northern Variable Pitohui had coated with poison to ward off predators like pythons, crocodiles, or possums.

This species' striking resemblance to other, unrelated, poisonous birds known as pitohuis is an illustration of convergent evolution and Müllerian mimicry. Another phenomenon known as Batesian mimicry occurs when unrelated, non-poisonous species imitate their appearance. Local hunters steer clear of this bird because they are aware of its toxicity. Although it is one of the most toxic Pitohui species, the toxicity of particular birds can vary geographically.

Although this bird is friendly, you should be aware that its bright orange and black colors are extremely poisonous.

It is found on New Guinea and a number of neighboring islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

• Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant

• Individual Type: Solo

• Population Trend: Increasing

• Population: ???

• Locomotion: Airborne

• Habitat: Temperate Coniferous Forests; Temperate Broadleaf and Mixed Forests; Temperate Deciduous Forests; Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Subtropical Coniferous Forests; Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands; Salt Flats; Stone Forest; Tropical Coniferous Forests; Tropical Moist Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Dry Broadleaf Forests; Tropical Grasslands; Tropical Savannas and Shrublands; Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, and Scrub; Mushroom Forests; Mushroom Fields; Deserts and Xeric Shrublands; Badlands; Flooded Grasslands and Savannas; Swamp; Bayous/Billabongs; Riparian; Wetland; Mangrove Forest; Cold Bamboo Forests; Tropical Bamboo Forests; Air-breathing Coral Reefs; Graveyard Vale; Mountain; Sky; Warm River; Cold River; Lukewarm River; Warm Littoral; Cold Littoral; Warm Intertidal; Cold Intertidal; Radiated Citadel; Volcano; Warm Ghost Town; Cold Ghost Town; Ruined Skyscraper.

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  • Extant (Resident): Indonesia (West Papua); Papua New Guinea

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Project Pashneia, a scientific attempt by the Terran branch of Gods and Goddesses to create any creatures—animals, monsters, or humans—in terms of their own, produced the toxic gift known as the Hooded Pitohui.

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• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_variable_pitohui

• https://www.azquotes.com/quote/380685?ref=poison

• https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103691592/94024967

• https://animalia.bio/northern-variable-pitohui

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Northern-Variable-Pitohui-967260523