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Black sicklebill

Epimachus fastosus (Hermann, 1783)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The black sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus) is a species in the family Paradisaeidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 191 g to 274.2 g. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Black sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus)
Photo: JJ Harrison · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the black sicklebill

Weight
191 g – 274.2 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Omnivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
forestsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Sedentarysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
1 countrysrc for Countries on record

Where does the black sicklebill live?

Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.

The black sicklebill is listed for 1 country.

Australia
  • Listed
  • Not listed
small islands are not drawn at this scale

The same countries as a list

  1. Australia

Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.

What is the black sicklebill?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The black sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus) 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 (5,900 to 7,100 ft).

From the Wikipedia article “Black sicklebill” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Black_sicklebill&oldid=1314092192), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the black sicklebill endangered?

The black sicklebill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

How is the black sicklebill classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyParadisaeidae
  6. genusEpimachus
  7. SpeciesEpimachus fastosus (Hermann, 1783)

Synonyms Epimachus fastosus atratus, Epimachus fastosus fastosus, Epimachus fastosus ultimus, Epimachus fastuosus, Promerops fastosus, Promerops fastuosus, Upupa magna

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Epimachus fastuosusEnglish
  • منجلي المنقار الأسودArabic
  • Черна сърпоклюна райска птицаBulgarian
  • ocell del paradís fastuósCatalan
  • rajka srpozobáCzech
  • crymanbig paradwys duWelsh
  • Sort SeglnæbDanish
  • BreitschwanzparadieshopfGerman
  • Breitschwanz-ParadieshopfGerman
  • Schwarzbauch-ParadieshopfGerman
  • nigraventra paradizeoEsperanto
  • Ave del paraíso fastuosaSpanish
  • Ave-del-paraíso FastuosaSpanish
  • händ-paradiisilindEstonian
  • samettisirppinokkaFinnish
  • Paradisier fastueuxFrench
  • velika rajska pticaCroatian
  • szélesfarkú paradicsombankaHungarian
  • Paruh-sabit kurikuriIndonesian
  • Falcibecco neroItalian
  • オナガカマハシフウチョウJapanese
  • juodasis ylasnapisLithuanian
  • Zwarte SikkelsnavelDutch
  • svartsigdnebbNorwegian
  • długoogon większyPolish
  • bico-de-foice-negroPortuguese
  • ave-do-paraíso-de-bico-em-foicePortuguese
  • ave-do-paraíso-fastuosaPortuguese
  • Чёрный райский шилоклювRussian
  • Красная шилоклювая райская птицаRussian
  • Crna srpokljuna rajska pticaSerbian
  • svart bågnäbbsparadisfågelSwedish
  • Kara DuvuduvTurkish
  • дивоптах-шилодзьоб чорнийUkrainian
  • 黑镰嘴风鸟Chinese
  • 黑色鐮嘴天堂鳥Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the black sicklebill

Other species in the same genus Epimachus.

CompareBlack sicklebill vs Brown sicklebillBlack sicklebill vs Epimachus astrapioides

Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the black sicklebill?

An adult black sicklebill weighs 191 g – 274.2 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Where does the black sicklebill live?

Catalogue of Life checklists list the black sicklebill for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.

Is the black sicklebill endangered?

The black sicklebill is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the black sicklebill?

The black sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus) belongs to the family Paradisaeidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

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BibTeX
@misc{black_sicklebill_2026,
  title = {Black sicklebill (Epimachus fastosus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/black-sicklebill},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}