Raja Ampat Pitohui (Pitohui cerviniventris)
About the Raja Ampat Pitohui
The Raja Ampat pitohui (Pitohui cerviniventris), 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. This species was split from the northern variable pitohui in 2013. Two subspecies are recognized: P. c. pallidus - van Oort, 1907: Found on Sagewin and Batanta Islands (western Papuan Islands) P. c. cerviniventris - (Gray, GR, 1862): Found on Waigeo and Gemien Islands (western Papuan Islands).
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 28 recordings for this species: 14 CC BY-NC-ND · 14 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Indonesia in the xeno-canto catalogue.