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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

While birds are generally perceived as harmless, a few species possess toxins for defense, acquired through their diet. The hooded pitohui and blue-capped ifrita use toxins in their skin and feathers, ...

There are many poisonous insects and reptiles all over the world. But have you ever heard of a bird that can be poisonous? The Hooded Pitohui (pronounced pit-o-hooey) is a songbird found in the rain ...