Top 10 Poisonous Birds in the World
Discover 10 fascinating yet dangerous birds with toxic defences. From the Hooded Pitohui to the Eurasian Hoopoe, explore ...
IFLScience8 天
In New Guinea, There’s A Bird That Can Poison You With Its Feathers
When researcher and bird expert Jack Dumbacher was mist-netting in New Guinea, his team accidentally ... they appear to be poisonous to us,’” Dumbacher explained in a video for the California ...
Mongabay on MSN1 天
Indonesia’s voracious songbird trade laps up rare and poisonous pitohuis
By Spoorthy Raman Among New Guinea’s rainforest inhabitants is a group of birds called pitohuis, chatty songbirds that stand ...
Forbes7 个月
Meet 5 ‘Poisonous Birds’ Of Nature—Introduced In 6 Beautiful Sketches
But, while rare, poisonous birds do exist. Here are five bird species that use poison as a defense mechanism—described here in words and illustrations. The hooded pitohui, endemic to New Guinea ...
BBC4 年
Rio Tinto: Mining giant accused of poisoning rivers in Papua New Guinea
Mining giant Rio Tinto is facing accusations that a mine it abandoned in Papua New Guinea two decades ago is leaking poisonous waste into rivers. More than 150 people living in Bougainville have ...