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Epimachus
Sign in to saveEpimachus is a genus of birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) that includes two species, found in the highland forests of New Guinea. They are the largest members of the family. The common name "sicklebill" refers to their long, decurved, sickle-shaped bill.
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Black Sicklebill
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Шилоклювые райские птицы, эпимахи, или райские удоды (лат. Epimachus) — род птиц из семейства райских птиц. Ранее этот род включали в состав семейства удодовых (Upupidae). Эти птицы распространены в Индонезии и в Папуа-Новой Гвинее. У них яркое оперение, длинный изогнутый клюв и длинные хвостовые перья. Epimachus albertisi и Epimachus meyeri населяют и низменные, и горные влажные субтропические и тропические леса, Epimachus bruijnii встречается только в низменных влажных лесах, а Epimachus fastuosus — в горных влажных лесах.
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Epimachus is a genus of birds-of-paradise (Paradisaeidae) that includes two species, found in the highland forests of New Guinea. They are the largest members of the family. The common name "sicklebill" refers to their long, decurved, sickle-shaped bill.
Sicklebills often associate with astrapias, which are superficially similar but have a short, straight bill and blunt-tipped tail, and the male's wings hiss in flight.