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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In the forests of New Guinea lives a small, drab bird with a deadly secret. It’s called the hooded pitohui, and its orange and black feathers are laced with poison. Simply touching the feathers of a ...

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 ...

Conservationist Bruce Beehler is pushing through a wild and mostly undeveloped area of Indonesia in search of a mysterious and poisonous bird native to Papua New Guinea, the pitohui. So far, his only ...

We humans have an innate urge to lay our hands on things. And while it's not just reasonable, but advisable with cats and ...

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 ...