Drepanornis
| Drepanornis | |
|---|---|
| Black-billed sicklebill (Drepanornis albertisi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Paradisaeidae |
| Genus: | Drepanornis P.L. Sclater, 1873 |
| Type species | |
| Drepanephorus albertisi P.L. Sclater, 1873 | |
Drepanornis is a genus of bird-of-paradise found in forests of New Guinea. They have long decurved sickle-like bills and an overall brown plumage.
The genus is sometimes considered a subgenus of Epimachus, but the two members of Drepanornis have a far shorter tail and their sexual dimorphism is less extreme.
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