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The hooded pitohui, scientifically named *Pitohui dichrous*, is a species within the *Pitohui* genus. It belongs to the class Aves and is also referred to by the common names pitohwi penddu, Zweifarbenpitohui, and Pitohuí Bicolor. This bird has a recorded mass of 93 and a litter size of 1.
Its IUCN conservation status is listed as Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2018. The species has 45 observations documented on iNaturalist.
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Least ConcernHooded Pitohui
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Encyclopedic overview
The hooded pitohui (Pitohui dichrous) is a species of bird in the genus Pitohui found in New Guinea. It was long thought to be a whistler (Pachycephalidae) but is now known to be in the Old World oriole family (Oriolidae). Within the oriole family, this species is most closely related to the variable pitohuis in the genus Pitohui, and then the figbirds.
A medium-sized songbird with reddish-brown and black plumage, this species is one of the few known poisonous birds, containing a range of batrachotoxin compounds in its skin, feathers and other tissues. These toxins are thought to be derived from their diet and may function both to deter predators and to protect the bird from parasites. The close resemblance of this species to other unrelated birds also known as pitohuis which are also poisonous is an example of convergent evolution and Müllerian mimicry. Their appearance is also mimicked by unrelated non-poisonous species, a phenomenon known as Batesian mimicry. The toxic nature of this bird is well known to local hunters, who avoid it. It is one of the most poisonous species of pitohui, but the toxicity of individual birds can vary geographically.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “hooded pitohui” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.