World's First Confirmed Poisonous Bird

[Duke]

Hooded Pitohui – The World’s First Scientifically-Confirmed Poisonous Bird

The hooded pitohui, a small bird endemic to Papua New Guinea, is the first and only scientifically-confirmed poisonous bird in the world.

www.odditycentral.com

 

[Stevedog]

Guess I should cross that one off the list for Christmas dinner.

 

[Duke]

Guess I should cross that one off the list for Christmas dinner.

I think it's only a matter of time before there's a guest on C2C telling us eating this bird will produce Ayahuasca effects, allowing the eater to become one with the universe and gain Shamanic wisdom.

Om...Om...Om...*burp*

 

[GoneWestUtah]

I had a GF from Scotland once, whom, in retrospect, I would classify as a poisonous bird.

Fortunately, I recovered.