Drepanornis
Drepanornis is a genus of bird-of-paradise found in forests of New Guinea.[1][2] They have long decurved sickle-like bills and an overall brown plumage.[3]
| Drepanornis | |
|---|---|
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| Black-billed sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Drepanornis P.L. Sclater, 1873 |
The genus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Epimachus, but the two members of Drepanornis have a far shorter tail and their sexual dimorphism is less extreme.[4]
Species
- Black-billed sicklebill, Drepanornis albertisi.
- Pale-billed sicklebill, Drepanornis bruijnii.
References
- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- Brett Hartl (2016-10-08), West Papua Birds of Paradise, retrieved 2019-06-03
- "Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi) :: xeno-canto". www.xeno-canto.org. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
- "Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi)". www.hbw.com. Retrieved 2019-06-03.
External links
Media related to Drepanornis at Wikimedia Commons
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