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ForestCup nestMedium · 93 g
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Voice: The hooded pitohui makes a variety of calls, mostly forms of whistles. Its song is a variable collection of three to seven whistles, which can slur up or down with hesitant pauses in between. Usually the song begins with two similar notes followed by an upslur.
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When to see the Hooded Pitohui
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 9 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is July, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Hooded Pitohui
The map shades 2 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
About the Hooded Pitohui
The hooded pitohui is a species of bird in the genus Pitohui found in New Guinea. It was long thought to be a whistler (Pachycephalidae) but is now known to be in the Old World oriole family (Oriolidae). Within the oriole family, this species is most closely related to the variable pitohuis in the genus Pitohui, and then the figbirds.
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Easily confused with
Northern Variable PitohuiPitohui kirhocephalusThe northern variable pitohui is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae.
Southern Variable PitohuiPitohui uropygialisThe southern variable pitohui is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae.
Raja Ampat PitohuiPitohui cerviniventrisThe Raja Ampat pitohui, or Waigeo pitohui, is a species of pitohui in the family Oriolidae found on the western Papuan Islands of New Guinea.
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