The Crested Pitohui is endemic to New Guinea and is notable for its long crest and rufous-brown plumage. It searches for insects near the forest floor.
The upper head is olive-rufous with a long crest; the back is dark olive-brown, the tail dull rufous-brown, and the underside light rufous. The sexes are similar; immature birds are duller with a paler bill.
It feeds on insects, forages mostly on the ground, and may join mixed-species flocks.
Trace amounts of batrachotoxins have been detected in the skin and feathers of some specimens.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.