Black Sicklebill

Epimachus fastosus

Least Concern

The Black Sicklebill is a forest bird famed for fruit feeding and, in many species, elaborate male courtship plumes and display behavior in New Guinea highlands. It is generally resident, using local forest, scrub, or woodland year-round and shifting within its range as food changes. Fun fact: this batch includes some of the most distinctive island lineages in the bird catalog, from toxic ifritas to display-rich birds-of-paradise.

Family

Paradisaeidae

Group

Birds-of-Paradise

Range

Black Sicklebill Range — Resident range in New Guinea highlands

Population

≈ Unknown

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