Raja Ampat pitohui
Species of bird
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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.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Oriolidae |
| Genus: | Pitohui |
| Species: | P. cerviniventris |
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| Pitohui cerviniventris (Gray, GR, 1862) | |
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Taxonomy and systematics
This species was split from the northern variable pitohui in 2013.[2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
