Buff-tailed Sicklebill Drepanornis albertisi. Original artwork from Animalia ornata.

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Watercolour and gouache on Arches paper, 860 x 570mm, framed, signed and dated by artist.

Male and female. The male of this bird can be seen displaying to the female by hanging under a branch and unfurling its unique breast feathers to form a fan. These birds are found the mountains of New Guinea from the Vogelkop to the Huon Peninsulars.