Blue-capped ifrit
Otrov u kožiJede: KukciOtrovno na dodir ili za jelo, ne ugrizom ili ubodomThe blue-capped ifrit is a small forest bird with a bright blue cap on its head. It lives only in the high, wet forests of New Guinea. It matters because its feathers and skin carry a strong poison that the bird picks up from its food.1

Kako ga prepoznati
- Brown upperparts with finely dotted wing edges, and light-yellow underparts1
- A bright blue cap outlined in black, with a small black spot on the crown1
- A long white stripe beside the eye, with a thin black line inside it, and a narrow white ring around the eye1
- A stout body with a broad chest, short rounded wings and feathered legs1
- Males have whiter ear streaks and more vivid head and neck colours than females1
Snaga otrova
Koža mu je otrovna. Opasno ga je dirati, lizati ili jesti.
Što radi njegov otrov ako ga dotakneš ili pojedeš?
This bird is poisonous rather than venomous, because it does not bite or sting. Its feathers and skin contain batrachotoxin (BTX), a neurotoxin, which is a poison that attacks the nerves. BTX holds open the sodium channels in muscle and nerve cells, which can cause muscle paralysis and potentially death. It is thought to be deadlier than cyanide, and in people it causes sneezing, irritation and allergic reactions when they handle the bird.1
Koliko je opasno za ljude?
Opasnost za ljude: BlagoKao ubod pčele ili slabije. Uglavnom bezopasno za ljude.Handling the bird can cause sneezing, irritation and allergic reactions in people. The toxin is thought to be deadlier than cyanide, but the bird is not aggressive.1
Što radi kad se uplaši?
Its toxic feathers and skin protect it against predators and parasites.1
Ako ga je netko dotaknuo ili pojeo
- Ako ga je netko pojeo ili ima simptome nakon što ga je pojeo: odmah nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve ili centar za otrovanja.
Uvijek prvo nazovi broj za hitne slučajeve (112, 000, 911). Ovo su opće upute za prvu pomoć, a ne liječnički savjet. Osnove prve pomoći
Ostani na sigurnom
- Nikad ne diraj, ne hvataj i ne zadirkuj divlju životinju, čak ni malu, i čak ni ako izgleda kao da spava ili je mrtva.
- Ostavi joj prostora. Ako je sretneš, ne paniči, polako se odmakni i pusti je da ode svojim putem.
- Ako ga dotakneš ili pojedeš: ne trljaj oči ni usta, operi ruke i potraži liječničku pomoć.
Ne želi ti ništa loše. Njegov otrov služi samo tome da ga nitko ne pojede. Više o sigurnosti
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Koliko je teško?
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moglo bi preletjeti cijelo nogometno igralište za 9,5 sekundiKoliko je Blue-capped ifrit velika životinja u usporedbi s TOBOM?
Samo matematika u tvom pregledniku. Ništa se ne sprema niti šalje nikamo.
Koliko je brzo?
Činjenice
It is one of the few birds known to store batrachotoxin, a poison that is thought to be deadlier than cyanide, in its feathers and skin.1
It is resistant to its own poison because of a gene mutation that changes the shape of its sodium channel. Similar mutations are found in poison dart frogs.1
It does not make its own poison. It gets the toxin from Choresine beetles it eats, and possibly from soil mites or certain plants.1
Its toxin-covered feathers may rub off onto its egg or nest, which may protect them from predators.1
The species is an ancient one that dates back to the Oligocene epoch, when New Guinea was a series of islands.1
It is the only living member of its family, Ifritidae, so the family has just one species.1
Razbijač mitova
Mit: The bird makes its own poison.
Istina: The toxin is thought to come from its diet, mainly Choresine beetles.1
Za stručnjake za otrove
- Znanstveni naziv
- Ifrita kowaldi
- Skupina
- Druge životinje otrovne na dodir ili za jelo
- Obitelj
- Ifritidae2
- Redoslijed
- Passeriformes
- Kontinenti
- Australija i Oceanija
- Mladunci
- Nesting runs from August to November. Each clutch usually holds a single white egg with black and purple spots, laid in a nest of moss and fern about 2 to 3 metres above the ground.1
- Kako mu ide u divljini
- Least concern1
- Opasnost za ljude
- 1 / 5: Blago3
Odakle su činjenice
- Blue-capped ifrit (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ifrita kowaldi (iNaturalist): imena i klasifikacija.
- Venom Wiki: razina opasnosti, tipična veličina i procijenjena brzina naše su. Pogledaj kako ih izračunavamo: Kako ocjenjujemo opasnost.
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