Black sicklebill  (Epimachus fastuosus)

The black sicklebill occurs in mountainous areas of western and central New Guinea; in the Vogelkop and Wandammen Mountains in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) and from Indonesia to the Torricelli and Bewani Mountains in Papua New Guinea (2) (5). Throughout this range it has a patchy distribution, and is absent from many areas. It is typically scarce or rare (5).

Found only in montane forest, usually at altitudes of 1,800 to 2,150 metres, but may occasionally be found at lower or higher altitudes (5). It prefers primary forest (forest that has never been felled), but is very occasionally found in garden edges and re-growth (5).