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a close up of a bird with feathers on it's head and eyes,

A secretary bird at Burger's Zoo, Arnhem, the Netherlands. Just love the chaotic look of this bird! But don't let it's name & looks fool you: it is a bird of prey! Two other pictures of the same bird can be found and here and here. The name probably refers to the fact that office clercs used the black feathers on the head of the bird for writing, or, according to another story, because clercs used to put their pencil behind their ear. The latin name (sagittarius serpentarius) indicates one…

a black and orange bird sitting on top of a tree branch

Pitohui dichrous, Hooded Pitohui from New Guinea found in forests from sea level up to 2,000 m, but is most common in hills and low mountains. A social bird, it lives in family groups and frequently joins and even leads mixed-species foraging flocks. The diet is made up of fruits, seeds and invertebrates. This is one of the few known poisonous birds, containing a range of batrachotoxin compounds in its skin, feathers and other tissues. These toxins are thought to be derived from their diet.

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