Question

Poisonous bird is
(a)Kiwi
(b)Babbler
(c)Pitohui
(d)Choriotis

Answer 1

Hint: These are songbirds commonly seen in New Guinea's rainforests (an island found in the South Pacific Ocean near to Indonesia). Six different species of these birds are found till now.

Complete answer:
The Pitohui is the poisonous bird in the given list. Pitohui is a beautiful bird with a bright red front and blackhead. Strong legs and powerful beaks are characteristics of this bird. The bright and attractive colors of these birds are warning colors or aposematism. The skins and feathers of this bird have Homobatrachotoxin which is a deadly neurotoxin. These birds can make us go numb by a scratch or a bite by its beak and if an excessive amount of this neurotoxin goes into our body, it can cause paralysis and becomes lethal. These birds are also resistant to feather lice.

Additional Information: -As the Poison Dart Frogs found in Columbia, Pitohui birds obtain their poison from the poisonous Choresine Beetles they eat.
-These birds have their name in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the ‘Most Poisonous Bird’ which was discovered by Jack Dumbacher in 1988.
-Jack Dumbacher accidentally held one of these birds and they bit Dumbacher's fingers and he found out about the neurotoxicity when his lips and tongue turned numb.
So, the correct answer is ‘Pitohui’.

Note: -The Hooded Pitohui is the most poisonous of all six species and among all naturally occurring substances, Homobatrachotoxin is the most poisonous of all.
-The “Rusty pitohui” and the “Variable pitohui” are the two other varieties of pitohui.
-New Guinea's native tribes called the pitohui as ‘Wobob’ which means an 'uncomfortable skin disease '