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Albert's Lyrebird
Menura albertiBonaparte, 1850
Also known asMibirin
- Conservation
- Near Threatened
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
Albert's lyrebird, sometimes known as the northern lyrebird, is a timid, pheasant-sized songbird which is endemic to subtropical rainforests of Australia, in a small area on the state border between New South Wales and Queensland. The rarer of the two species of lyrebirds, Albert's lyrebird is named after Prince Albert, the prince consort of Queen Victoria, queen of the United Kingdom. It lacks the elegant lyre-shaped tail feathers of the superb lyrebird and is found in a much more restricted range.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Far south-east QLD and far north-east NSW (east Australia)
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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