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Black Sicklebill
Epimachus fastosus (Hermann, J 1783)
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 1800 to 2150 m. Source: Wikipedia
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Passeriformes
Family:
Paradisaeidae
Genus:
Epimachus
Scientific:
Epimachus fastosus
Classification
Order:Passeriformes
Family:
Paradisaeidae
Genus:
Epimachus
Scientific:
Epimachus fastosus
Original description
Citation:
(Hermann, J 1783)
Reference:
Tabula Affin. Anim.
Protonym:
Promerops fastuosus
Type locality:
New Guinea, restricted to the Arfak Mountains by Hartert (1930, Novit. Zool., 36, p. 33).
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39000865
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
7F57334C51704C43
Avibase ID:
avibase-7F57334C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/7F57334C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 916502
Geographic range:
- Epimachus fastosus fastosus: W New Guinea (Tamrau and Arfak mountains)
- Epimachus fastosus atratus: New Guinea (Mts. of Wandammen Peninsula to Kratka Range)
- Epimachus fastosus ultimus: Coastal n Papua New Guinea (Mt. Menawa and Mt. Somoro)
Source: Clements checklist
Black Sicklebill
Catalan:
ocell del paradís fastuós
Czech:
rajka srpozobá
Danish:
Sort seglnæb
German:
Schwarzbauch-Paradieshopf
Spanish:
Ave del Paraíso Fastuosa
Spanish (Spain):
Ave del paraíso fastuosa
Finnish:
samettisirppinokka
French:
Paradisier fastueux
Croatian:
velika rajska ptica
Hungarian:
szélesfarkú paradicsombanka
Italian:
Falcibecco nero
Japanese (romaji):
onagakamahashifuuchou
Japanese:
オナガカマハシフウチョウ
Lithuanian:
Juodasis ylasnapis
Dutch:
Zwarte Sikkelsnavel
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Svartsigdnebb
Norwegian:
Svartsigdnebb
Polish:
długoogon większy
Portuguese:
Ave-do-paraíso-de-bico-em-foice
Portuguese (Portugal):
ave-do-paraíso-fastuosa
Russian:
Чёрный райский шилоклюв
Slovak:
rajka srpozobá
Serbian:
Crna srpokljuna rajska ptica
Swedish:
svart bågnäbbsparadisfågel
Ukrainian:
Дивоптах-шилодзьоб чорний
Chinese:
黑镰嘴风鸟
Chinese (Traditional):
黑色鐮嘴天堂鳥
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Paradisier fastueux ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Paradisier fastueux ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
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| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Epimachus fastuosus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Epimachus fastuosus [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Epimachus fastuosus [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastuosus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Black Sicklebill ( Epimachus fastosus) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Epimachus fastuosus [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Epimachus fastosus [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Bulgarian: Черна сърпоклюна райска птица
Catalan: ocell del paradís fastuós
Czech: Rajka srpohlavá, rajka srpozobá
Danish: Sort seglnæb
German: Breitschwanz-Paradieshopf, Breitschwanz-Sichelhopf, Schwarzbauch-Paradieshopf
English: Black Sicklebill, Black Sickle-billed Bird-of-Paradi, Black Sickle-billed Bird-of-paradis, Black Sickle-billed Bird-of-Paradise, Greater Sicklebill
English, HBW: Black Sicklebill
English (IOC): Black Sicklebill
English (United States): Black Sicklebill
Spanish: Ave del paraíso fastuosa, Ave-del-paraíso Fastuosa, Pico Corvo Negro
Spanish (Spain): Ave del paraíso fastuosa, Ave-del-paraíso Fastuosa
Spanish (HBW): Black Sicklebill
Estonian: händ-paradiisilind
Finnish: Samettisirppinokka
French: Épimaque noir, Paradisier fastueux
Croatian: velika rajska ptica
Hungarian: szélesfarkú paradicsombanka
Indonesian: Burung dewata paruh sabit hitam, Cenderawasih hitam, Paruh-sabit kurikuri, Paruhsabit Kuri-kuri
Italian: Falcibecco nero, Uccello del Paradiso fastoso
Japanese (romaji): onagakamahashifuuchou
Japanese: オナガカマハシフウチョウ
Scientific: Epimachus fastosus, Epimachus fastosus fastosus, Epimachus fastuosus, Promerops fastosus, Promerops fastuosus, Upupa magna
Lithuanian: Juodasis ylasnapis
Dutch: Zwarte Sikkelsnavel
Norwegian Nynorsk: Svartsigdnebb
Norwegian: Svartsigdnebb
Polish: długoogon większy, pyszalek ozdobny, pyszałek ozdobny
Portuguese: Ave-do-paraíso-de-bico-em-foice
Portuguese (Portugal): ave-do-paraíso-fastuosa
Russian: Красная шилоклювая райская птица, Красная шилрклювая райская птица, Чёрный райский шилоклюв
Slovak: rajka srpozobá
Serbian: Crna srpokljuna rajska ptica
Swedish: Svart bågnäbbsparadisfågel
Turkish: Kara duvuduv, Kara Orakgaga Cennetkuşu
Ukrainian: Дивоптах-шилодзьоб чорний
Chinese: 黑镰嘴风鸟
Chinese (Traditional): 黑色鐮嘴天堂鳥
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