#songbirdtrade

Indonesia’s voracious songbird trade laps up rare and poisonous pitohuis Among New Guinea’s rainforest inhabitants is a group of birds called pitohuis, chatty songbirds that stand out for their loud, attractive songs. But there’s more to these birds than their songs: their...

My newest story for @mongabay.bsky.social on the #songbirdtrade in #Indonesia. Pitohuis, a group of birds endemic to New Guinea, have neurotoxins that can cause allergy-like symptoms. But that poison hasn't been able to protect these birds from the songbird trade.

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