page_title: Black sicklebill
section_title: Feeding
hierarchical_section_title: Black sicklebill / Ecology and Behavior / Feeding
caption_attribution_description: Epimachus fastuosus fastuosus (Hermann, 1783)
context_page_description: 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.
context_section_description: Black sicklebills, like many of their relatives, are primarily omnivorous, feeding on fruits, insects and other animal prey. Unlike most mostly frugivorous cousins, it tends to feed on both items at an equal proportion. It typically feeds solitarily, but mixed foraging flocks aren't abnormal.
caption: Nominate male specimen at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center. Note the pectoral fans, which are folded on this specimen.
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