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Blue-capped ifrit

Ifrita kowaldi

无害对人无害。不用担心。

皮肤里有毒吃：昆虫碰了或吃了有毒，不注射毒液

The 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

有毒还是有毒液？有毒液的动物通过咬或蜇注入毒液。有毒的动物是碰了或吃了会受害。这一种是碰了或吃了有害的。

生活在

Western New Guinea and Papua New Guinea, found nowhere else on Earth1

澳大利亚和大洋洲

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It mainly lives in subtropical and tropical moist montane forests, usually at 1,500 metres or higher, and it depends on the forest ecosystem. It forages in small groups in these high-altitude forests.1

长度

16 cm到17 cm (6.3 in到6.7 in)1

体重

34 g到36 g (1.2 oz到1.3 oz)1

最高速度

约 40 公里/小时（25 英里/小时）

飞行, 粗略估计

它吃什么？

It eats mainly insects and worms. It forages carefully through moss, branches and tree trunks, and sometimes eats soft fruits.1

Blue-capped ifrit的照片 — Blue-capped ifrit。照片：Jay Pruett。 CC BY 4.0, iNaturalist.

怎样认出它

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

毒力

皮肤里有毒

它的皮肤有毒。摸、舔或吃都很危险。

它的毒会造成什么？

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

它对人有多危险？

对人的危险: 轻微像被蜜蜂蜇一下或更轻。对人基本无害。

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

它害怕时会做什么？

Its toxic feathers and skin protect it against predators and parasites.1

如果有人碰了或吃了它

如果有人吃了它，或吃后出现症状：立刻拨打急救电话或中毒急救中心。

一定先拨打你的急救电话（112、000、911）。这里是一般急救指导，不是医疗建议。急救基础

注意安全

永远不要摸、抓或逗弄野生动物，即使是很小的，即使它看起来在睡觉或已经死了。
给它留出空间。如果遇到它，保持冷静，慢慢后退，让它走自己的路。
如果你碰了或吃了它：不要揉眼睛或嘴巴，洗手并就医。

它不是冲着你来的。它的毒只是为了不被吃掉。更多安全知识

在世界哪里？

非洲亚洲欧洲北美洲南美洲澳大利亚和大洋洲

它有多大？

它有多长？

它有多重？

和 36 个回形针一样重

和 5 块玩具积木排成一排一样长9.5 秒就能飞过一整个足球场

Blue-capped ifrit和你比起来有多大？

只是在你的浏览器里算一算。什么都不会被保存或发送到任何地方。

它有多快？

一个全力冲刺的人 约 37 公里/小时 (23 mph)

Blue-capped ifrit 约 40 公里/小时 (25 mph)

一辆在城里开的汽车 约 50 公里/小时 (31 mph)

值得了解

事实

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

谣言粉碎机

谣言： The bird makes its own poison.

真相： The toxin is thought to come from its diet, mainly Choresine beetles.1

给毒液专家

学名: Ifrita kowaldi
类别: 其他有毒动物
家人: Ifritidae2
排序: Passeriformes
大洲: 澳大利亚和大洋洲
宝宝: 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
它在野外过得怎么样: Least concern1
对人的危险: 1 / 5: 轻微3