Southern variable pitohui
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Pitohui uropygialis

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.

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References

1. Southern variable pitohui Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_variable_pitohui
2. Southern variable pitohui on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/103691602/104067842
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/408706

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