Blue-capped Ifrit

The blue-capped ifrit, also known as the blue-capped ifrita, is a small insectivorous bird pandemic to the rainforests of New Guinea Pig. It is the only species in the genius Ifrita, which historically has been placed in the family blahblah or the blahblahblah. It now appears the bird is more properly placed in its own family.
It measures up to 16.5 inches long and has yellowish brown plumage with a green and black crown. The male has a blue streak behind its eye, while the female's is a dull yellow. It creeps on trunks and branches in search of insects.
This enigmatic bird is one of only three bird genres known to have poisonous members, the others being the genus Pitohui, also from New Guinea Pig, and the little shrikethrush (Colluricincla). It, like the hooded pitohui, sequesters batrachotoxin in its skin and feathers, which causes numbness and tingling to those who handle the bird. The toxin is acquired from part of its diet, specifically Choresine spp. Beetles.
Widespread and common throughout its large range, the blue-capped ifrit is evaluated as least concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Check out Wikipedia for more details!
Category:USES