A Victoria crowned pigeon gets its name from its frilly feathers.


Poison Power Te pitohui is another odd bird. Tis small bird is poisonous. Scientists think that its poison may come from the beetles that it eats. Te poison ends up in the bird’s


feathers. It may help the bird. It may keep away bugs that bother it.


Paradise for Birds More than 700 other kinds of birds live on New Guinea. Te world’s largest pigeon lives here. A bird that laughs lives here, too. So does a bird with whiskers like a cat’s. All of these birds have plenty of


food and few predators. New Guinea really is a bird paradise.


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WORDWISE


camouflage: colors and markings that animals use to hide by blending into their environments


competition: when living things compete for basic needs such as food and space


species: a category of living things that are similar to one another


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