Bird's Eye

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Bird's Eye

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Bird's Eye
Bird Chili; Birds Eye; Birdseye; Prik Kee Noo (some Thai overlap)Edit
A-R-SM-P-6-004RegisteredHow UPN works
C. annuum
50,000 - 100,000
RedEdit
Pequin/small bulletEdit
ThailandEdit
Not setEdit
Green/MustardEdit
Further InformationEdit Edit

Classified as C. annuum. Ripens to red, pequin/small bullet pods. Clocks in at 50,000–100,000 SHU — hot, with a lingering burn. A bird pepper — small, hot, and spread by birds who can't taste capsaicin. Found across the Americas.

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Last updated Oct 6, 2026

How hot is the Bird's Eye?

The Bird's Eye measures 50,000–100,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), making it a hot pepper — roughly 13 times hotter than a jalapeño (which tops out around 8,000 SHU).

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