Deep Forest Canopy
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Birds-of-Paradise

Black Sicklebill

Epimachus fastosus

The black sicklebill is a large member of the birds of paradise family, Paradisaeidae. This species is found throughout most of central New Guinea and the Vogelkop region to the northwest in montane forests at altitudes from 1,800 to 2,150 m.

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