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| Male Pale-billed Sicklebill |
The Pale-billed Sicklebill is
a medium sized bird of paradise. Its scientific name is Drepanornis bruijnii,
Drepanomis is a Greek word which means sickle bird, Bruijnii named after Dutch
Plume Trade dealer (Antonie Augustus Bruijn). As its common name describes pale
bill which makes it prominent from other species of sicklebill. The adult male
is approximately 35 cm in length, while adult female is about 34 cm long.
Male Pale billed sicklebill is olive brown bird
of paradise. Male has black head with naked blue face patch and purple
iridescent feathers below eye, brown arc,
pale sicklebill, pectoral
feathers tipped with iridescent green, longer pectoral plumes tipped purple,
smaller ones bronze and remaining underparts lavender grey and tail russet. The
adult female
