The first poisonous bird to be recorded is the Hooded Pitohui | Did You Know?

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The first poisonous bird to be recorded is the Hooded Pitohui, with its feathers, skin and tissues having a dangerous neurotoxin called batrachotoxin. Batrachotoxins that are steroidal alkaloid neurotoxins, which are extremely potent and in high doses can lead to paralysis, cardiac arrest, and even death. The only other animal known to have the same poison is the Dart Frog.

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