The Brown Sickbill, Epimachus meyeri is a large, up to 96 cm long, dark blue and green bird-of-paradise 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. The female is a reddish brown bird with buff barred black below. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, arthropods and small animals.
Posted on: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 04:52:18 +0000
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