#pachycephala

[herpsandbirds]

Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis), male, family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes, South Australia

photograph by Dave Nightingale

[best-bird-tournament]

Typical whistler (Pachycephala) - round 2

Which is the best bird?

Vogelkop whistler

White-vented whistler

Morningbird

Australian golden whistler

New Caledonian whistler

Voting ended onJul 29, 2025

[hello-birdies]

Pachycephala inornata by Roger Williams

[herpsandbirds]

Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis), male, family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes, Australia

photograph by Gregory F. Coonghe

[herpsandbirds]

Australian Golden Whistler (Pachycephala pectoralis), male, family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes, Australia

photograph by Jan Wegener

[herpsandbirds]

Hello friend! I love your blog!

Can you tell me about poisonous birds? I trust you way more than Google, especially with its new unreliable AI...

POISONOUS BIRBS:

Hey there, so I know about Pitohuis (there are 8 species), Blue-capped Ifrit, Regent Whistler, Rufous-naped Bellbird, Arafura Shrikethrush, Rufous Shrikethrush sequester Batrachotoxins in their feathers and skin (as well as in some internal organs), obtained from their diet (most likely beetles in the genus Choresine). All are endemic to New Guinea.

Red Warblers, Spur-winged Geese, European Common Quail, Bronzewing Pigeons, and Ruffed Grouse also sequester toxins form various insects, seeds, and berries (depending on the species), and can be toxic.

Hoopoes have bacteria in their uropygial glands that produce toxins.

Hooded Pitohui (Pitohui dichrous), family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to New Guinea

photograph by Knud Jønsson

Blue-capped Ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi), family Ifritidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to New Guinea

photograph by Frédéric PELSY

Rufous Shrikethrush (Colluricincla rufogaster), family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes, emdemic to New Guinea

photograph by JJ Harrison 

Regent Whistler (Pachycephala schlegelii), family Pachycephalidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to New Guinea

photograph by Bradley Hacker

Rufous-naped Bellbird (Aleadryas rufinucha), family Oreocidae, order Passeriformes, endemic to New Guinea

photograph by Jerry_Oldenettel

[best-bird-tournament]

Typical whistler (Pachycephala) - round 1, section 2

Which is the best bird?

Morningbird

Australian golden whistler

Drab whistler

Babar whistler

Rufous whistler

Mangrove golden whistler

Yellow-throated Fiji whistler

New Caledonian whistler

Western whistler

Tenggara whistler

Voting ended onApr 28, 2025

[best-bird-tournament]

Typical whistler (Pachycephala) - round 1, section 1

Which is the best bird?

Olive whistler

Red-lored whistler

Gilbert's whistler

Mangrove whistler

Green-backed whistler

Yellow-bellied whistler

White-vented whistler

Sulfur-vented whistler

Bornean whistler

Vogelkop whistler

Grey whistler

Voting ended onApr 16, 2025