Brown Sicklebill
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Brown Sicklebill

Epimachus meyeri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Lorentz National Park
16 Verified records at Lorentz National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The brown sicklebill (Epimachus meyeri) is a species of bird-of-paradise that is found in the mountain forests of New Guinea. Its appearance resembles the closely related and larger black sicklebill. In areas where these two large sicklebills met, the brown sicklebill replaced the latter species in higher altitudes. Its diet consists mainly of fruits, arthropods and small animals. The male has a staccato, burst-like call which resembles a burst of automatic gunfire. The brown sicklebill is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Sicklebill sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lorentz National Park

Splendid Astrapia
LC

Splendid Astrapia

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Astrapia splendidissima

40–50% · Likely
Greater Bird-of-Paradise
LC

Greater Bird-of-Paradise

Bird

Paradisaea apoda

Insufficient data
Glossy-mantled Manucode
LC

Glossy-mantled Manucode

Bird

Manucodia ater

Insufficient data
Short-tailed Paradigalla
LC

Short-tailed Paradigalla

Bird

Paradigalla brevicauda

10–20% · With luck
King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise
LC

King-of-Saxony Bird-of-Paradise

Bird

Pteridophora alberti

Insufficient data
Vogelkop Lophorina
LC

Vogelkop Lophorina

Bird

Lophorina superba

Insufficient data
Western Parotia
LC Endemic

Western Parotia

Bird

Parotia sefilata

Insufficient data
Red-capped Flowerpecker
LC

Red-capped Flowerpecker

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Dicaeum geelvinkianum

70–80% · Very likely
Smoky Honeyeater
LC

Smoky Honeyeater

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melipotes fumigatus

70–80% · Very likely
Friendly Fantail
LC

Friendly Fantail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Rhipidura albolimbata

70–80% · Very likely
Belford's Melidectes
LC

Belford's Melidectes

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Melidectes belfordi

60–70% · Likely
Red-collared Myzomela
LC

Red-collared Myzomela

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myzomela rosenbergii

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Lorentz National Park 🇮🇩 Indonesia
10–20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Brown Sicklebill in Lorentz National Park?

About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Sicklebill sighting in Lorentz National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Brown Sicklebill in Lorentz National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Brown Sicklebill in Lorentz National Park in our monthly data.

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