Southern Variable Pitohui

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

Hooded Pitohui and Southern Variable Pitohui were very similar, with the exception of their wings. They have a chestnut saddle pattern on their wings against black and brown, an orange-colored belly, and a blackish-brown head, pinions, and tail, in addition to non-venomous, scaly black legs and claws. The Southern Variable Pitohui has brownish eyes that are hazel in color.

Pitohuis, with their striking orange and black feathers, are among the most poisonous birds in the world. Thus the Papuan name, which is also considered to be harmful to humans. It is also one of the few known poisonous birds, and its skin and feathers are covered in the toxic substance homobatrachotoxins.

This bird, which was categorized as an oriole and was omnivorous, mainly consumed poisonous animals in Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, such as beetles that Northern Variable Pitohui had coated with poison to fend off predators like pythons, crocodiles, or possums.

The striking similarity between this species and other, unrelated pitohuis—poisonous birds—is an example of convergent evolution and Müllerian mimicry. When unrelated non-poisonous species imitate them, it is another phenomenon called Batesian mimicry. Because they are aware of its toxicity, local hunters avoid this bird. Even though it belongs to the most toxic Pitohui species, the toxicity of specific birds can vary depending on where they are found.

Despite being friendly, you should be aware that this bird is extremely poisonous due to its bright orange, chestnut, brown, and black colors.

It can be discovered in New Guinea and the nearby islands. Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests are its natural habitat.

• 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; 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/Southern_variable_pitohui

• https://www.azquotes.com/quote/365451?ref=poison

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

• https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103691602/104067842

• https://www.deviantart.com/ognimdo2002/art/Southern-Variable-Pitohui-967260518