Raja Ampat pitohui
Pitohui cerviniventris (G. R. Gray, 1862)
The raja ampat pitohui (Pitohui cerviniventris) 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 raja ampat 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 raja ampat pitohui live?
Not recorded
What is the raja ampat pitohui?
The Raja Ampat pitohui (Pitohui cerviniventris), or Waigeo pitohui, is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae found on the western Papuan Islands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is also one of the few known poisonous birds.
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Is the raja ampat pitohui endangered?
The raja ampat pitohui is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the raja ampat pitohui classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyOriolidae
- genusPitohui
- SpeciesPitohui cerviniventris (G. R. Gray, 1862)
Synonyms Pitohui cervineiventris, Pitohui kirhocephalus cervineiventris, Pitohui kirhocephalus cerviniventris, Rectes cerviniventris
Other names and names in other languages (18)
- Waigeo PitohuiDanish
- GraukopfpirolGerman
- grizkapa orioloEsperanto
- Pitohuí de WaigeoSpanish
- Pitohui de WaigeoFrench
- Pitohui des Raja AmpatFrench
- riđotrba vugaCroatian
- Raja-AmpatpitohuiDutch
- fletowiec płowyPolish
- pitouí-de-waigeoPortuguese
- pitoui-das-raja-ampatPortuguese
- Рыжебрюхий питохуRussian
- pitohui ostrovnýSlovak
- Vaigeo pitohuiSerbian
- Raja Ampat PitohuyisiTurkish
- пітогу острівнийUkrainian
- 褐头林鵙鹟Chinese
- 安帕特林鵙鶲Chinese
Relatives of the raja ampat pitohui
Other species in the same genus Pitohui.
Hooded pitohui
Pitohui dichrous
Northern variable pitohui
Pitohui kirhocephalus
Southern variable pitohui
Pitohui uropygialis
CompareRaja Ampat pitohui vs Hooded pitohuiRaja Ampat pitohui vs Northern variable pitohuiRaja Ampat pitohui vs Southern variable pitohui
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the raja ampat pitohui?
An adult raja ampat pitohui weighs 72 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the raja ampat pitohui endangered?
The raja ampat 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 raja ampat pitohui?
The raja ampat pitohui (Pitohui cerviniventris) belongs to the family Oriolidae in the order Passeriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
Tobias, J.A. et al. (2022) AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds. Ecology Letters 25: 581–597. https://doi.org/10.1111/ele.13898. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.16586228.v7 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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