Blue-capped Ifrita
- Scientific name
- Ifrita kowaldi
- Family
- Ifritidae
- Conservation status
- Near threatened
- Habitat
- Forest mixed
- Wing shape
- Rounded
- Tail shape
- Notched
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Why it matters
The blue-capped ifrita is a unique passerine endemic to the high-altitude cloud forests of New Guinea, distinguished by its vibrant azure crown and distinctively notched tail. It is a subject of significant scientific interest due to its ability to sequester powerful neurotoxins in its feathers and skin, a rare defensive adaptation shared with the better-known pitohui.
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