When you think of poisonous animals, you most likely think of spiders, snakes, deadly frogs, and other creatures like that first. But what you might not know is that there are actually poisonous birds ...

The Hooded Pitohui, a striking bird from New Guinea, possesses a rare toxicity, utilizing batrachotoxins acquired from its beetle diet for defense. Its bright plumage serves as a warning, showcasing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the summer of 1989, Jack Dumbacher was a fresh-faced ornithologist-in-training on his maiden expedition to the lush rainforests ...

UNDATED (WKRC) - Scientists have confirmed the world’s first poisonous bird. The hooded pitohui was always thought to be poisonous by the people of Papua, New Guinea, but it was not confirmed until ...

One of the most interesting aspects about Hooded Pitohuis is that they don't produce poison. In the rainforests of New Guinea lives a bird unlike any other - the Hooded Pitohui, known as the world's ...

This is one of the only known birds to be toxic. Its feathers contain one of the most potent toxins known to science – but why? EXPLORING THE MISSISSIPPI River with his hunting dog, Dash, some time in ...

The hooded pitohui of New Guinea is one of the few known poisonous birds. Its feathers and skin contain batrachotoxins, potent neurotoxins also found in poison dart frogs. Local hunters are aware of ...

Scientists once believed birds relied only on flight, talons and socialization for survival. But this one proves otherwise: it uses chemistry. For most of modern biology, there was a widely accepted ...

Birds are often admired for colour and song, not poison. Yet the hooded pitohui of New Guinea tells another story. Its black-and-orange feathers carry toxins that make it one of the rarest and most ...

When you think of birds, “toxic” is rarely the first word that comes to mind. Yet, the Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) from New Guinea challenges that notion entirely. This striking black-and-orange ...