Blue-capped ifrit
Nsị n'akpụkpọ ahụ yaNri ya: Ụmụ ahụhụNwere nsị n'ahụ, ọ naghị agba nsịThe 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

Otú ị ga-esi mata ya
- 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
Ike nsị
Akpụkpọ ahụ ya nwere nsị. Ọ dị egwu imetụ ya aka, iracha ya ma ọ bụ iri ya.
Gịnị ka nsị dị n'ahụ ya na-eme?
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
Kedu otú o si dị egwu nye mmadụ?
Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ: ObereDị ka ịgba aṅụ ma ọ bụ nke na-erughị ya. Ọ fọrọ nke nta ka ọ ghara ịdị njọ nye mmadụ.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
Gịnị ka ọ na-eme mgbe ụjọ tụrụ ya?
Its toxic feathers and skin protect it against predators and parasites.1
Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ metụrụ ya aka ma ọ bụ rie ya
- Ọ bụrụ na mmadụ riri ya ma ọ bụ nwee mgbaàmà mgbe o risịrị ya: kpọọ nọmba mberede gị ma ọ bụ ụlọ ọrụ ndụmọdụ nsị (poison centre) ozugbo.
Na-ebu ụzọ kpọọ nọmba mberede gị mgbe niile (112, 000, 911). Nke a bụ ndụmọdụ enyemaka mbụ n'ozuzu, ọ bụghị ndụmọdụ ọgwụ. Isi ihe enyemaka mbụ
Nọrọ na nchekwa
- Emetụla anụ ọhịa aka, ejidela ya, emekwala ya ihe ọjọọ, ọbụna obere, ọbụna ma ọ dị ka ọ na-ehi ụra ma ọ bụ nwụọ anwụ.
- Nye ya ohere. Ọ bụrụ na ị zutere otu, dị jụụ, laghachi azụ nwayọ, hapụ ya ka ọ gaa ụzọ ya.
- Ọ bụrụ na i metụrụ ya aka ma ọ bụ rie ya: ehichala anya gị ma ọ bụ ọnụ gị, saa aka gị, chọọkwa enyemaka ọgwụ.
Ọ naghị achụ gị. Nsị ya dị naanị ka ihe ọ bụla ghara iri ya. Ihe ndị ọzọ gbasara ịnọ na nchekwa
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Eziokwu
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
Onye na-ekpughe akụkọ ụgha
Akụkọ ụgha: The bird makes its own poison.
Eziokwu: The toxin is thought to come from its diet, mainly Choresine beetles.1
Maka ndị ọkachamara nsị
- Aha sayensị
- Ifrita kowaldi
- Otu
- Anụmanụ ndị ọzọ nwere nsị n'ahụ
- Ezinụlọ
- Ifritidae2
- Usoro
- Passeriformes
- Kọntinent dị iche iche
- Ọstrelia na Oshenia
- Ụmụ ọhụrụ
- 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
- Otú ọ na-eme n'ọhịa
- Least concern1
- Ihe ize ndụ nye mmadụ
- 1 / 5: Obere3
Ebe eziokwu ndị a si
- Blue-capped ifrit (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
- Ifrita kowaldi (iNaturalist): aha na nhazi ọkwa.
- Venom Wiki: ọkwa ihe ize ndụ, nha nkịtị na nchepụta ọsọ bụ nke anyị. Lee otú anyị si achọpụta ha: Otú anyị si atụ ihe ize ndụ.
Eziokwu ọ bụla dị na peeji a nwere nọmba na-egosi ebe o si. Ọ bụrụ na anyị mehiere ihe, ndo, anyị bụ ndị hụrụ anụmanụ n'anya, ọ bụghị akwụkwọ akụkọ sayensị. Gwa anyị na [email protected], anyị ga-edozi ya.



