Blue-capped Ifrita – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Blue-capped Ifrita (Ifrita kowaldi), also known as the Ifrit, is a small insectivorous bird endemic to the rainforests of New Guinea. It measures up to 16.5cm long and has yellowish brown plumage with a blue and black crown. The male has a white streak behind its eye, while the female’s is a dull yellow.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifrita_kowaldi

Ifrit (Ifrita kowaldi) – BirdLife species factsheet
Search for information on all of the world’s bird species. … BirdLife Species Champions appeal Donate to this groundbreaking initiative so that together we can turn the tide on …
www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5621&m=0

Avibase – The World Bird Database
Avibase is an extensive database information system about all birds of the world … Ifrita kowaldi: Ifrita kowaldi kowaldi: ssp. Ifrita kowaldi brunnea: ssp. Melampitta lugubris
avibase.bsc-eoc.org/avibase.jsp?pg=search&fam=153.0&lang=EN

Meet Pitohui, Ifrita and Rufous: The Most Poisonous Birds on Earth
… are known to be venomous but there are no known species of venomous bird. However, pitohui, ifrita … Blue-capped Ifrita (Ifrita kowaldi) (Source: nationalzoo.si.edu/…/images …
www.purpleslinky.com/Trivia/Science/Meet-Pitohui-Ifrita-and-Rufous-The-Most-Poisonous-Bird…

Poisonous Birds
Similar toxins have also been found in another passerine bird from New Guinea, Ifrita kowaldi, which belongs to a different genus. The genus Ifrita contains only one species. Ifrita …
www.itg.be/itg/DistanceLearning/LectureNotesVandenEndenE/55_Poisonous_birds.htm#IX_3240

Tetrapod Zoology : Ifrita the poisonous passerine
Batrachotoxin alkaloids from passerine birds: a second toxic bird genus (Ifrita kowaldi) from New Guinea. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 97, 12970-12975.
scienceblogs.com/tetrapodzoology/2008/11/ifrita_the_poisonous_passerine.php

Melampittas & Ifrit family – mainly images; gallery format
152 Melampittas & Ifrit Ifrit Ifrita kowaldi 153 Birds-of-paradise 154 Australasian Robins 155 Bald Crows 156 Rock Jumpers 157 Waxwings and Allies
www.birdtheme.org/mainlyimages/index.php?s=152

158-17(10-21-00) Second bird genus shares dart-frog toxins
Ifrita kowaldi , a blue-capped handful with the tree-poking habits of a nuthatch, concentrates in its feathers and skin the same alkaloids that defend poison dart frogs.
www.sciencenews.org/pages/pdfs/data/2000/158-17/15817-11.pdf

The Intoxicating Birds of New Guinea – National Zoo| FONZ
The book also gave a similarly tantalizing account of the blue-capped ifrita (Ifrita kowaldi), an apparently unrelated bird …
nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2001/2/intoxnewguineabirds.cfm

Science News / Second Bird Genus Shares Dart-frog Toxins
Ifrita kowaldi, a blue-capped handful with the tree-poking habits of a nuthatch … Guinea studying pitohouis when local people told him about the "bitter bird," the ifrita.
sciencenews.org/?_kk=science/view/generic/id/976/title/Second_bird_genus_shares_dart-frog_…

Trackback URI | Comments RSS

Leave a Reply