Photo: Richard Bowdler Sharpe / Public domain (Wikimedia Commons)
Black-billed Sicklebill
Drepanornis albertisi
Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Australia & Oceania.
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The Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi) is a member of the Paradisaeidae family found in Australia & Oceania. Adults weigh 110 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Paradisaeidae Birds-of-paradise
- Genus Drepanornis
- Species albertisi
Quick facts
- Weight
- 110 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Paradisaeidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Black-billed Sicklebill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of dense forest, it spends much of its time perched in trees and shrubs.
Migration
The Black-billed Sicklebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi) is a species of bird in the Paradisaeidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. Its range spans Australia & Oceania. Its distribution covers AU New Guinea.
It is a medium-sized bird. Adults weighs around 110 g, with a wing length of about 14.8 cm and a tail of around 12.2 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 24,000 km² — a relatively restricted global range.
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Black-billed Sicklebill?
The Black-billed Sicklebill is a medium-sized bird that weighs around 110 g.
Where does the Black-billed Sicklebill live?
The Black-billed Sicklebill is found across Australia & Oceania with a range covering AU New Guinea, where it favours woodland, forest and well-treed country.
What family does the Black-billed Sicklebill belong to?
The Black-billed Sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi) belongs to the Paradisaeidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Black-billed Sicklebill eat?
The Black-billed Sicklebill is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Black-billed Sicklebill migrate?
The Black-billed Sicklebill is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Black-billed Sicklebill endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Black-billed Sicklebill make?
1 real field recording of the Black-billed Sicklebill — including its song — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Black-billed Sicklebill's range?
The Black-billed Sicklebill has a mapped global range of about 24,000 km².
Conservation
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