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The '''blue-capped ifrita''' (''Ifrita kowaldi'') is a small passerine bird native to the rain forests of New Guinea, and noted as one of the few birds which are toxic to the touch.
==Description==
Ifritas are small, chunky birds, about 6.5 inches long. Males are brownish in color, and bear a light colored streak behind the eyes. A ring of iridescent blue feathers is on top of the head, hence the name. Females are similar, but more yellowish overall.
Ifritas secrete a toxin through their skin into their feathers, the touch leaving the handler feeling numb. A batrachotoxin, it is similar to secretions by South American [[poison dart frogs]], and has led researchers to believe that the birds diet of certain insects - among them beetles of the genus ''Choresine''<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15520388</ref> - may provide them with the toxin<ref>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1109_041109_toxic_beetles_2.html</ref><ref>http://www.calacademy.org/science_now/academy_research/powerful_poison.php</ref>.
==Threats==
The IUCN Red Data List has classified the blue-capped ifrita as "Least concern", based on a lack of threats either by humans or other animal species, and in part due to the bird's toxicity. To date, a reliable count of the population gas not been made<ref>http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=5621</ref>.
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Perching Birds]]
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The '''blue-capped ifrita''' (''Ifrita kowaldi'') is a small passerine bird native to the rain forests of New Guinea, and noted as one of the few birds which are toxic to the touch.
==Description==
Ifritas are small, chunky birds, about 6.5 inches long. Males are brownish in color, and bear a light colored streak behind the eyes. A ring of iridescent blue feathers is on top of the head, hence the name. Females are similar, but more yellowish overall.
Ifritas secrete a toxin through their skin into their feathers, the touch leaving the handler feeling numb. A batrachotoxin, it is similar to secretions by South American [[poison dart frogs]], and has led researchers to believe that the birds diet of certain insects - among them beetles of the genus ''Choresine''<ref>http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15520388</ref> - may provide them with the toxin<ref>http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/11/1109_041109_toxic_beetles_2.html</ref><ref>http://www.calacademy.org/science_now/academy_research/powerful_poison.php</ref>.
==Threats==
The IUCN Red Data List has classified the blue-capped ifrita as "Least concern", based on a lack of threats either by humans or other animal species, and in part due to the bird's toxicity. To date, a reliable count of the population gas not been made<ref>http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=5621</ref>.
==References==
<small><references/></small>
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Perching Birds]]