| 词条 | Brown sicklebill |
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| name = Brown sicklebill | status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1 | status_ref = [1] | image = Epimachus meyeri by Bowdler Sharpe.jpg | genus = Epimachus | species = meyeri | authority = Finsch & Meyer, 1885 }} The brown sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri), also known as Bee's sicklebill, is a species of bird-of-paradise. It is distributed to mountain forests of New Guinea, Its appearance resembles the closely related and larger black sicklebill. In areas where these two large sicklebills met, the brown sicklebill replaced the latter species in higher altitudes. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, arthropods and small animals. This bird was discovered by Carl Hunstein in 1884 and named after Adolf Bernard Meyer of Dresden Museum, Germany. The brown sicklebill is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. It is listed on Appendix II of CITES. DescriptionThe brown sicklebill is large, up to 96 cm long, dark blue and green with highly iridescent plumages, a sickle-shaped bill, pale blue iris and brown underparts. The male is adorned with ornamental plumes on the sides of its rear and a huge sabre-shaped central tail feathers that are highly prized by natives. The female is a reddish-brown bird with buff barred black below. Subspecies
References1. ^{{IUCN|id=22706154 |title=Epimachus meyeri |assessor=BirdLife International |assessor-link=BirdLife International |version=2013.2 |year=2012 |accessdate=26 November 2013}} External links{{Commons category|Epimachus meyeri}}{{Wikispecies|Epimachus meyeri}}
3 : Epimachus|Birds of New Guinea|Birds described in 1885 |
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