Black-billed sicklebill

Black-billed sicklebill

Illustration of male (above) and female (below)
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Paradisaeidae
Genus:	Drepanornis
Species:	D. albertisi
Binomial name
*Drepanornis albertisi* (Sclater, 1873)
Synonyms
Epimachus albertisi

The black-billed sicklebill (Drepanornis albertiti), also known as buffly-tailed sicklebill (leading to easy confusion with the hermit hummingbird Eutoxeres condamini), is a species of bird-of-paradise.

Conservation status

Widespread throughout its large range, the black-billed sicklebill is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES.

Etymology

The scientific name commemorates the Italian naturalist Luigi Maria d'Albertis, who discovered this species in 1872.

Subspecies

Drepanornis albertisi albertisi (Sclater, 1873)
Drepanornis albertisi cervinicauda Sclater, 1884
Drepanornis albertisi geisleri Meyer, 1893

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Description

Drepanornis albertisi cervinicauda, museum specimen

The black-billed sicklebill is medium-sized, about 35 cm long, brown. The male has a bare maroon grey skin around its eye, buff colored tail, dark brown iris, yellow mouth and black sickle-like bill. It is adorned with dark horn-like forecrown feathers, an erectile fan-like bronze neck plumes and elongated purple-tipped flank plumes. Unadorned brown female is smaller with bill longer than male and dark barred below.

Biology

Its diet consists mainly of fruit and arthropods. The female lays one to two pale cream eggs with brown and grey spots.

Distribution

The black-billed sicklebill is distributed to mountain forests of New Guinea. It is not endangered

References

↑ BirdLife International (2012). "Epimachus albertisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
↑ Biolib

External links

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BirdLife Species Factsheet

Birds-of-paradise (family: Paradisaeidae)

Genera and species

Genus	Species

Lycocorax	Paradise-crow

Manucodia	Glossy-mantled manucode Jobi manucode Crinkle-collared manucode Curl-crested manucode Trumpet manucode

Paradigalla	Long-tailed paradigalla Short-tailed paradigalla

Astrapia	Arfak astrapia Splendid astrapia Ribbon-tailed astrapia Princess Stephanie's astrapia Huon astrapia

Parotia	Western parotia Queen Carola's parotia Bronze parotia Lawes's parotia Eastern parotia Wahnes's parotia

Pteridophora	King of Saxony bird-of-paradise

Lophorina	Superb bird-of-paradise

Ptiloris	Magnificent riflebird Growling riflebird Paradise riflebird Victoria's riflebird

Epimachus	Black sicklebill Brown sicklebill

Drepanornis	Black-billed sicklebill Pale-billed sicklebill

Cicinnurus	Magnificent bird-of-paradise Wilson's bird-of-paradise King bird-of-paradise

Semioptera	Standardwing

Seleucidis	Twelve-wired bird-of-paradise

Paradisaea	Lesser bird-of-paradise Greater bird-of-paradise Raggiana bird-of-paradise Goldie's bird-of-paradise Red bird-of-paradise Emperor bird-of-paradise Blue bird-of-paradise

Incomplete list of likely hybrid birds-of-paradise

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