UC IUCN · LC · Least Concern Passeriformes Oriolidae

Northern Variable Pitohui

Pitohui kirhocephalus

UCIOC 6667

Northern Variable Pitohui

Pitohui kirhocephalus

Passeriformes · Oriolidae

Northern Variable Pitohui (Pitohui kirhocephalus).

ATK110

DEF68

6556 / 11068

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Illustration · not to scale

Body Mass: 72 g
Diet: Invertebrates
Migration: Resident

⚔️ Ecological Combat Rationale

ATK 110

Ecomorphologically adapted beak and agile strike momentum tailored to its foraging competition niche (ATK 110).

DEF 68

Lightweight agility and protective plumage camouflage favoring rapid evasive maneuverability over raw armor (DEF 68).

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How to identify

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Similar species

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Calls & songs

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🌍 Range & Habitat

Distribution: Australasia: Northern New Guinea Habitat: Forest & Woodland

9 · Subspecies & regional ranges

Pitohui kirhocephalus kirhocephalus
ne Bird's Head Pen. (nw New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus dohertyi
Wandammen Pen. area (nw New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus rubiensis
head of Geelvink Bay to Triton Bay (nw, sw New Guinea), Etna Bay region (sw New Guinea) and Adi (s of Bird's Neck, sw New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus brunneivertex
se coast of Geelvink Bay (nw New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus decipiens
Onin Pen. (sw New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus jobiensis
Yapen and Kurudu (e of Yapen; Geelvink Bay is., nw New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus meyeri
Mamberamo coast (n New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus senex
upper Sepik region (nc New Guinea)
Pitohui kirhocephalus brunneicaudus
lower Sepik to Astrolabe Bay (ne New Guinea)