Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri)

Other Names (World)
Brown Sicklebill, Meyer's Sicklebill, Brown Sickle-billed Bird-of-paradise, Meyer's Sickle-billed Bird-of-paradise, Grey Saber-tailed Bird-of-paradise, Gray Saber-tailed Bird-of-paradise

Family
Paradisaeidae (Birds-of-paradise)

Size
100 cm

First Described (Guide)
Finsch, 1885

Habitat
Subtropical and tropical montane moist forest. Also subtropical and tropical heavily degraded former forest. From 1,900 - 2,900 m.

Range (Guide)

Indonesia, Papua New Guinea (B).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Voice
A penetrating and explosive 'ta-ta-ta-ta' that sounds like a rifle burst.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (14)...)

Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri) [XC40300]
by Niels Poul Dreyer from Baliem Valley, Papua, Indonesia (song)

Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri) [XC279452]
by Phil Gregory from \, Papua New Guinea (song)

Subspecies
Intergeneric hybridization unrecorded in wild, but species crossed with Ribbon-tailed Astrapia (Astrapia mayeri) in captivity.

Proposed subspecies megarhynchus (described from Gebroeders Mts, in Weyland Range) synonymized with albicans.

The following 3 subspecies are recognised:

albicans Finsch, 1885 - Central Cordillera of New Guinea from Weyland Mts east to Hindenburg Mts and Victor Emanuel Mts.
bloodi Mayr and Gilliard, 1951 - Mountains of eastern New Guinea from at least Mt Hagen and Mt Giluwe (probably from Doma Peaks/Tari region) east to Kratke Range just west of Watut/Tauri Gap.
meyeri Finsch, 1885 - Mountains of south-eastern New Guinea eastern from Mt Missim (east of Watut/Tauri Gap) and Ekuti Range.

References
See References.

Files:

JPG files for Brown Sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri) - 10 files

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