Southern Variable Pitohui
- Scientific name
- Pitohui uropygialis
- Family
- Oriolidae
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Pointed
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Why it matters
The Southern Variable Pitohui is a member of the whistler family native to the tropical forests of New Guinea. It is scientifically notable for belonging to a small group of birds that possess neurotoxic alkaloids in their skin and feathers, a chemical defense mechanism likely derived from their diet.
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