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Variable Pitohui
Variable pitohui may refer to several species of birds: * Northern variable pitohui, found on New Guinea and neighboring islands * Southern variable pitohui The southern variable pitohui (''Pitohui uropygialis'') is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae. It is found on New Guinea and neighbouring islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also one o ..., found on New Guinea and neighboring islands {{Animal common name Birds by common name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Variable Pitohui
The northern variable pitohui (''Pitohui kirhocephalus'') is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae. It is found on New Guinea and a number of neighbouring islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also one of the few known poisonous birds. Taxonomy and systematics The northern variable pitohui was renamed from the variable pitohui in 2013 following the split of the Raja Ampat pitohui and the southern variable pitohui. Subspecies Eleven subspecies are recognized: * ''P. k. kirhocephalus'' - (Lesson & Garnot, 1827): Found on eastern Vogelkop (north-western New Guinea) * ''P. k. dohertyi'' - Rothschild & Hartert, 1903: Originally described as a separate species. Found in Wandammen area (north-western New Guinea) * ''P. k. rubiensis'' - ( Meyer, AB, 1884): Originally described as a separate species. Found from head of Cenderawasih Bay to Triton Bay (western New Guinea) * ''P. k. brunneivertex'' - Rothschild, 1931: Found on east ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Variable Pitohui
The southern variable pitohui (''Pitohui uropygialis'') is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae. It is found on New Guinea and neighbouring islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also one of the few known poisonous birds, it carries the toxic compound homobatrachotoxins in its feathers and skin. Taxonomy and systematics This species was split from the northern variable pitohui in 2013. Subspecies Five subspecies are recognized: * ''P. u. uropygialis'' - ( Gray, GR, 1862): Found on Salawati and Misool Islands ( western Papuan Islands) and western Vogelkop (north-western New Guinea) * ''P. u. brunneiceps'' - ( D'Albertis & Salvadori, 1879): Originally described as a separate species. Found from Gulf of Papua to Fly River (southern New Guinea) * ''P. u. nigripectus'' - van Oort, 1909: Found from Mimika River to Pulau River (southern New Guinea) * ''P. u. aruensis'' - ( Sharpe, 1877): Originally described as a separate sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |