Epimachus

E705112

genus species taxon

Epimachus is a genus of birds-of-paradise known for their elongated tail feathers and strikingly iridescent plumage.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	genus ⓘ species ⓘ taxon ⓘ
belongsToClade	core birds-of-paradise ⓘ
class	Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
commonName	Buff-tailed sicklebill NERFINISHED ⓘ Huon sicklebill ⓘ black sicklebill NERFINISHED ⓘ brown sicklebill ⓘ sicklebirds ⓘ
containsTaxon	Epimachus bruijnii NERFINISHED ⓘ Epimachus fastosus NERFINISHED ⓘ Epimachus meyeri NERFINISHED ⓘ Epimachus wilhelmi NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	frugivorous ⓘ insectivorous ⓘ
displayTrait	males have elongated flank plumes ⓘ males have long decurved bills ⓘ males perform elaborate courtship displays ⓘ
distribution	endemic to New Guinea region ⓘ
family	Paradisaeidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	cloud forest ⓘ forest edge ⓘ montane forest ⓘ
hasBillShape	strongly decurved bill ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	elongated tail feathers ⓘ iridescent plumage ⓘ sexually dimorphic plumage ⓘ
isA	bird-of-paradise genus ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
namedAfter	Greek word "epimachos" ⓘ
nativeTo	New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ
order	Passeriformes ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor	blackish with metallic iridescence in males ⓘ more cryptic brownish in females ⓘ
reproduction	polygynous mating system ⓘ
sexualDimorphism	strong ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ
vocalization	loud whistles and calls ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Paradisaeidae → hasGenus → Epimachus ⓘ