Black Sicklebill
Epimachus fastosus (Hermann, J 1783)
| Species name | Recordist | Date | Location | Remarks | Cat.nr. |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Oscar Campbell | 2017-08-11 | Rondon Ridge, Mount Hagen, Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (1600 m) | call, male - Male calling, with another more distantly. Also King-of-Saxony calling at 0:25. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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387251 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Frank Lambert | 2013-08-05 | Arfak Mountain Trek, near Mokwan Village, West Papua >1800m (approx), West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2400 m) | male, song - Single song phrase of a male, given at long intervals from various locations. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no |
163229 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Phil Gregory | 2016-07-31 | Rondon Ridge, Mount Hagen, Dei District, Western Highlands Province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2300 m) | call, male - Male calling from song post atop Mt Rondon at 2300 m, with Brown Sicklebill also present there. A quiet drumming sound was also audible but not taped, and a nasal 'eyow' call that may have been from a female bird. Note how different this call is from the nominate in West Papua. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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330324 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Andrew Spencer | 16-07-2009 | near Camp David, Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia) (1900 m) | song (A) - | 62362 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Patrik Åberg | 2014-12-24 | Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (1400 m) | call, male, song - Male in display. Background White-bibbed Fruit-dove is splitt in the new Birds of New Guinea to Mountain Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus bellus. Recorded at Japan Camp. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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215332 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus fastosus | Phil Gregory | 2015-06-20 | Japan Camp, Arfak Mts., Vogelkop, Papua, Indonesia, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (1600 m) | adult, call, male - The call of this nominate taxon is rather different to that of the disyllabic 'whik whik' call of the one in PNG bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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603747 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Patrik Åberg | 2014-12-24 | Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (1400 m) | call, male, song - Male in display. Background White-bibbed Fruit-dove is splitt in the new Birds of New Guinea to Mountain Fruit-Dove Ptilinopus bellus. Recorded at Japan Camp. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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215333 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Patrik Åberg | 31-07-2009 | Arfak Mountains, Papua, Indonesia (Indonesia) (? m) | song (A) - | 40287 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Frank Lambert | 2013-08-07 | Arfak Mountain Trek, near Mokwan Village, West Papua >1800m (approx), West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2400 m) | call, female - Either a female or young male, foraging. Definitely the same bird as XC163231 bird-seen:yes playback-used:no |
163233 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Stijn De Win | , West Papua Province (Indonesia) | - | 203883401 macaulaylibrary.org |
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| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Frank Lambert | 2013-08-07 | Arfak Mountain Trek, near Mokwan Village, West Papua >1800m (approx), West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2400 m) | call, female - Either a female or young male, foraging. Possibly the same bird as XC163230 bird-seen:yes playback-used:no |
163231 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Oscar Campbell | 2024-07-26 | nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | song - Male on display post soon after dawn, calling regularly whilst giving display. Two cuts here, as long period with distracting background noise excised from 2:20. Otherwise, natural pauses between call-bursts retained.
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938440 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Frank Lambert | 2013-08-07 | Arfak Mountain Trek, near Mokwan Village, West Papua >1800m (approx), West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2400 m) | call, female - Either a female or young male, foraging. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no |
163230 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Kelle Moreau | 2025-07-13 | Menyambaouw, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | song -
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1052066 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Stijn De Win | 2018-09-25 | Arfak Mountains, Vogelkop, Papua, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (1800 m) | song - Emitting a burst of steam which each call... that much power is generated to produce this most amazing sound. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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440247 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Barry Edmonston | 2019-09-12 | Western Highlands Province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2700 m) | call, male - There are four calls on this recording: the 1st, 2nd, and 4th from a Black Sicklebill and the 3rd call from a Brown Sicklebill. I'm not sure of the coordinates for this location. It was a one-hour hike in the early morning from Rondon Lodge to the top of nearby hill at about 2600 to 2800 meters elevation. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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502509 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Guido O. Keijl | 2018-11-20 | nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | male, song - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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445062 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Phil Gregory | Sicklebill Safaris | www.birder.travel | , West Papua Province (Indonesia) | - | 203981521 macaulaylibrary.org |
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| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Kelle Moreau | 2025-07-12 | Menyambaouw, Arfak Mountains Regency, West Papua, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | song - Compilation of the two calls from XC1051724. Also same as XC1051727.
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1051725 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Oscar Campbell | 2024-07-26 | nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | song - Two bursts of calls from male on in large trees on ridge; several females also seen in area over several hours. Also a much more distant male sicklebill calling once, at c 0:46. Natural pause length between calls retained. NOT the same birds as featured on XC938440 and XC938441.
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938442 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Barry Edmonston | 2019-09-12 | Western Highlands Province, Western Highlands (Papua New Guinea) (2700 m) | call, male - Calls from single male at 0:04, 0:22, 0:40, and 0:54 . I'm not sure of the coordinates for this location. It was a one-hour hike in the early morning from Rondon Lodge to the top of nearby hill at about 2600 to 2800 meters elevation. bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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502507 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Ross Gallardy | 2017-09-13 | nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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409663 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Ross Gallardy | 2017-09-13 | nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | call - bird-seen:yes playback-used:no
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409666 xeno-canto.org |
| Black Sicklebill - Epimachus fastosus | Oscar Campbell | 2024-07-26 | nr German Camp, Syoubri, Arfak Mountains, West Papua Province (Indonesia) (2000 m) | song - Male on tree after leaving displaying post, calling from exposed perch on edge of ridge. Same bird as featured on XC938440.
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938441 xeno-canto.org |
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