Scientists once believed birds relied only on flight, talons and socialization for survival. But this one proves otherwise: ...

Flying through the jungles of Papau New Guinea, two brightly colored bird species carried a secret. More accurate, the birds carried a poison — a toxin emanating from their feathers and seeping from ...

In the summer of 1989, Jack Dumbacher was a fresh-faced ornithologist-in-training on his maiden expedition to the lush rainforests of Papua New Guinea. One sticky afternoon, he noticed an unusual bird ...

In the rainforests of New Guinea lives a bird unlike any other - the Hooded Pitohui, known as the world's only toxic bird.

New Guinea - Researchers recently discovered two new species of poisonous birds during an expedition into the jungles of New Guinea. According to the University of Copenhagen, Knud Jønsson and his ...

A startling discovery in New Guinea reveals the hooded pitohui, the world's most poisonous bird. Its bright colours warn ...

A white-necked jacobin hummingbird chick surprises scientists, scaring away wasps by mimicking a poisonous caterpillar.

The poisonous birds inhabit one of Earth’s most pristine rainforests, a place as exotic as no other in the world. Hearing the words poisonous and bird coupled will be an eye-opener for most. But ...

One of the newly-discovered poisonous bird species, the rufous-naped bellbird or Aleadryas rufinucha. Photo from the University of Copenhagen Flying through the jungles of Papau New Guinea, two ...