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Raja Ampat pitohui
The
Raja Ampat
pitohui
, or
Waigeo
pitohui
, is a
species
of pitohui in the family
Oriolidae
found on the
western Papuan Islands
of
New Guinea
. Its
natural habitat
is
subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests
. It is also
one of the few
known poisonous
birds
.
Taxonomy
and
systematics
This species was
split
from the
northern variable pitohui
in
2013
.
Subspecies
Two
subspecies
are recognized:
P. c. pallidus
-
van Oort
, 1907: Found on
Sagewin
and
Batanta
Islands
P. c. cerviniventris
- : Found on Waigeo and
Gemien
Islands