“The rat-a-tat-tat of the brown sicklebill could be likened to machine-gun fire.”

“I have just returned from 10 days in Panama where my favorite birds were White-tipped sicklebill, Rufous-crested coquette, and Brown-billed scythebill.”

“In New Guinea, mountain hunters target the black sicklebill and birds of paradise, which are prized both for their showy feathers and as food.”