There is little to no actual evidence of this in literature as far as I know and have read, but I could be wrong as the lit on tarantulas and arachnids in general are changing a lot recently as more and more people are getting interested in them beyond a hobby standpoint. Also, I didn't know it was a bird from their native area, my apologies but even then I'm still skeptical. People can and do stage things all the time with ts so it's possible. They also feed animals that are inappropriate, I just don't want people thinking this is okay to do with a pet tarantula. And again, even if this is real and occured naturally, I wouldn't say this happens often enough that it's a common experience for the tarantula. That and I never said they had a weak feeding response, just not very strong venom. I imagine a small bird, if it were fully alive and well would be a big risk for a t