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Hooded pitohui

Pitohui dichrous

Oor die naam: "Pitohui" is a Papuan word meaning "rubbish bird", a reference to the bird being inedible. "Dichrous" comes from Ancient Greek and means "two coloured".1

Maak net seerMoenie aanraak nieDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet

Gif in sy velEet: 'n Bietjie van allesGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nie

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The hooded pitohui is a songbird with reddish-brown and black feathers that lives in the forests of New Guinea. It is one of the few birds known to be poisonous, and its toxins are held in its skin and feathers, so it is best left alone.1

Giftig deur 'n byt of steek, of giftig om aan te raak of te eet? Sommige diere spuit gif in met 'n byt of 'n steek. Ander is skadelik om aan te raak of te eet. Hierdie een is giftig om aan te raak of te eet.

Leef in

Endemic to New Guinea and the nearby island of Yapen1

Australië & Oseanië

Tuis

It lives in rainforest, forest edges, secondary growth and sometimes mangrove forests. It is found from sea level up to 2,000 m, and is most common in hills and low mountains.1

Lengte

22 cm tot 23 cm (8,7 in tot 9,1 in)1

Gewig

65 g tot 76 g (2,3 oz tot 2,7 oz)1

Topspoed

omtrent 40 km/h (25 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

Its diet is mostly fruit, especially figs, along with grass seeds, insects and other invertebrates such as beetles, spiders and earwigs. It may also eat small vertebrates.1

Foto van Hooded pitohui — Hooded pitohui. Foto: unknown. CC0, iNaturalist.

Hoe om dit te herken

Black upperwing, head, chin, throat, upper breast and tail1
Rest of the plumage is reddish brown1
Black bill and legs1
Males and females look alike1
Young birds look like adults, but their tail and wing feathers are tinged with brown1

Word dikwels verwar met: Other pitohuis are also poisonous and share a similar plumage, which is an example of convergent evolution. The non-poisonous juvenile greater melampitta has plumage similar to the hooded pitohui, which is Batesian mimicry.1

Gifkrag

Gif in sy vel

Sy vel is giftig. Dit is gevaarlik om aan te raak, te lek of te eet.

Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?

This bird is poisonous rather than venomous. Its skin, feathers and other tissues contain batrachotoxin compounds, including homobatrachotoxin, which is a neurotoxin that attacks the nerves. In 1990, scientists preparing museum skins of this bird felt numbness and burning when handling them.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Local hunters know the bird is toxic and avoid it. Harm is most likely from handling the skin or feathers, since the toxins are concentrated there.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its toxins are thought to deter predators and to help protect it from feather lice and ticks. Its bright, contrasting plumage may warn predators that it is distasteful.1

As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het

As iemand dit geëet het of simptome kry nadat hy dit geëet het: bel dadelik jou noodnommer of 'n gifsentrum.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As jy daaraan geraak of dit geëet het: moenie jou oë of mond vryf nie, was jou hande en kry mediese hulp.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Sy gif is net daar sodat niks dit eet nie. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 76 skuifspelde

so lank soos 7 speelgoed-boublokke in 'n rykan in 9,5 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot is Hooded pitohui in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

Hooded pitohui omtrent 40 km/h (25 mph)

'n Motor in die dorp omtrent 50 km/h (31 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

Batrachotoxins are among the most toxic compounds in nature by weight, about 250 times more toxic than strychnine.1

Some pitohui toxins were first found only in poison dart frogs of Central and South America.1

The birds' toxicity varies by location and by individual, and some birds have been collected with no detectable toxins.1

It lives in family groups and often joins and even leads mixed-species foraging flocks.1

The bird's song is a variable set of three to seven whistles, which can slur up or down.1

Mite-breker

Mite: The bird makes its own poison.

Waarheid: The bird does not make the toxin itself. It is thought to take the toxin from its diet, possibly from Choresine beetles that contain it.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Pitohui dichrous
Groep: Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet
Familie: Oriolidae2
Orde: Passeriformes
Kontinente: Australië & Oseanië
Babas: The species is a cooperative breeder, and family groups help protect the nest and feed the young.1
Hoe dit in die natuur gaan: Common and not at risk of extinction, with stable numbers1
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Hooded pitohui (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Pitohui dichrous (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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