Raja Ampat pitohui
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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The Raja Ampat pitohui (Pitohui cerviniventris), or Waigeo pitohui, is a species of
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.[2]
Subspecies
Two subspecies are recognized:[3]
- P. c. pallidus - Sagewin and BatantaIslands (western Papuan Islands)
- P. c. cerviniventris - (Gray, GR, 1862): Found on Waigeo and Gemien Islands (western Papuan Islands)
References
- . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Species 3.1-3.5 « IOC World Bird List". www.worldbirdnames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- .