The Hooded Pitohui is the first scientifically documented poisonous bird. Its feathers give off a neurotoxin called homobatrachotoxin which has previously only been found in the skin of poison dart frogs, and handling them can cause numbness.

The Hooded Pitohui is the first scientifically documented poisonous bird. Its feathers give off a neurotoxin called homobatrachotoxin which has previously only been found in the skin of poison dart frogs, and handling them can cause numbness.

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The Hooded Pitohui from New Guinea is the first scientifically documented poisonous bird. Its feathers give off a neurotoxin called homobatrachotoxin which can be found in the skin of poison dart frogs.

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