属的鸟类 皮托惠 是栖息在非洲热带雨林的鸣禽。 新几内亚 该属迄今已描述了六个物种，其中三个可能有毒。 也被称为 "垃圾鸟"，这些动物有某种特殊性： 是地球上唯一有毒的鸟类 .
最近才被科学发现，但巴布亚新几内亚的当地人早就知道了。 Pitohui dichrous 这种强大的神经毒性生物碱甚至有能力麻痹心脏的肌肉。
当毒物接触到其捕食者的皮肤（尤其是小伤口）、口腔、眼睛和鼻粘膜时，就会发生中毒。 中毒的第一个症状是患肢麻木和瘫痪。
科学家们认为，鸟类体内的毒素来自于它们的饮食，其主要成分是 金龟子科甲虫 这些甲虫是在鸟类身上发现的毒素的来源，同样的现象也可以在原产于中美洲和南美洲雨林的Dendrobatidae科的青蛙身上观察到。 在青蛙身上，如同在Pitohui属的鸟类身上一样，食物是在动物身上发现的毒素的来源。
请看这种美丽但危险的鸟的一些照片：
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