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Northern variable pitohui

Pitohui kirhocephalus (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The northern variable pitohui (Pitohui kirhocephalus) is a species in the family Oriolidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 72 g to 72.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

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Quick facts about the northern variable pitohui

Weight
72 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Invertivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the northern variable pitohui live?

Not recorded

What is the northern variable pitohui?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The northern variable pitohui (Pitohui kirhocephalus) is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae. It is found on New Guinea and a number of neighbouring islands. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also one of the few known poisonous birds.

From the Wikipedia article “Northern variable pitohui” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northern_variable_pitohui&oldid=1379930007), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the northern variable pitohui endangered?

The northern variable pitohui is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the northern variable pitohui classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyOriolidae
  6. genusPitohui
  7. SpeciesPitohui kirhocephalus (Lesson & Garnot, 1827)

Synonyms Lanius kirhocephalus

Other names and names in other languages (38)
  • Variable pitohuiEnglish
  • Variable pitohuiEnglish
  • Variable pitohuiEnglish
  • pituí variableCatalan
  • pištec proměnlivýCzech
  • pitohwi amryliwWelsh
  • Variabel PitohuiDanish
  • OckerpirolGerman
  • Ocker-PitohuiGerman
  • OckerpitohuiGerman
  • rufa orioloEsperanto
  • Varia venenorioloEsperanto
  • Pitohuí VariableSpanish
  • Pitohuí variable norteñoSpanish
  • eris-mürkpeoleoEstonian
  • parvipitohuiFinnish
  • parvi-isoviheltäjäFinnish
  • Pitohui variableFrench
  • riđa vugaCroatian
  • Pitohui belangIndonesian
  • Pitoui variabileItalian
  • カワリモリモズJapanese
  • juodagalvis pitohasLithuanian
  • Noordelijke Bonte PitohuiDutch
  • vekselpitohuiNorwegian
  • fletowiec zmiennyPolish
  • pitoui-do-nortePortuguese
  • pitouí-variável-do-nortePortuguese
  • чёрный питохуRussian
  • Охристый питохуRussian
  • Изменчивая дроздовая мухоловкаRussian
  • pitohui pestrýSlovak
  • Severni pitohuiSerbian
  • nordlig pitohuiSwedish
  • Kuzeyli Değişken PitohuyiTurkish
  • пітогу іржастийUkrainian
  • 易變林鵙鶲Chinese
  • 杂色林鵙鹟Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the northern variable pitohui

Other species in the same genus Pitohui.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the northern variable pitohui?

An adult northern variable pitohui weighs 72 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the northern variable pitohui endangered?

The northern variable pitohui is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the northern variable pitohui?

The northern variable pitohui (Pitohui kirhocephalus) belongs to the family Oriolidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Northern variable pitohui (Pitohui kirhocephalus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-variable-pitohui

MLA

“Northern variable pitohui (Pitohui kirhocephalus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-variable-pitohui.

BibTeX
@misc{northern_variable_pitohui_2026,
  title = {Northern variable pitohui (Pitohui kirhocephalus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/northern-variable-pitohui},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}