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Superb Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiaeLatham, 1801
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The superb lyrebird is an Australian passerine songbird, one of two species from the family Menuridae, with the other being the much rarer Albert's lyrebird. One of the world's largest songbirds, the superb lyrebird is renowned for its elaborate tail and courtship displays, and for its excellent mimicry. The species is endemic to Australia and is found in forest in the southeast of the country. According to David Attenborough, the superb lyrebird displays one of the most sophisticated voice skills within the animal kingdom—"the most elaborate, the most complex, and the most beautiful".
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- South-east Australia
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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04 · Voice
What it sounds like
song · Quality A
James Ray · Blue Mountains (near Blue Mountains National Park), Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
song · Quality A
James Ray · Faulconbridge, Blue Mountains City Council, New South Wales, Australia
05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
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