''Drepanornis'' is a
genus
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of
bird-of-paradise
The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. The majority of species are found in eastern Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. The family has 44 species in 17 genera. The members of this ...
found in forests of
New Guinea
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. They have long decurved
sickle
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-like
bill
Bill(s) may refer to:
Common meanings
* Banknote, paper cash (especially in the United States)
* Bill (law), a proposed law put before a legislature
* Invoice, commercial document issued by a seller to a buyer
* Bill, a bird or animal's beak
Plac ...
s and an overall brown
plumage.
The genus is sometimes considered a subgenus of ''
Epimachus
''Epimachus'' is a genus of birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) that includes two species, found in the highland forests of New Guinea. They are the largest members of the family. The common name "sicklebill" refers to their long, decurved, sickle ...
'', but the two members of ''Drepanornis'' have a far shorter tail and their
sexual dimorphism
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is less extreme.
Species
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Black-billed sicklebill, ''Drepanornis albertisi''.
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Pale-billed sicklebill
The pale-billed sicklebill (''Drepanornis bruijnii'') is a species of sicklebill that belongs to the family Paradisaeidae, which contains the birds-of-paradise.
Etymology
The scientific nomenclature, or name, of this species is ''Drepanornis b ...
, ''Drepanornis bruijnii''.
References
External links
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Bird genera
Taxa named by Philip Sclater
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