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Alternative name: Prince Albert's Lyrebird

Photo by jimmclean
Photographed: Lamington NP, Queensland, Australia, September 2005

Menura alberti

[edit] Identification

Approximately 90cm long

• Brown upperparts
• Chestnut underparts

[edit] Similar Species

Lacks the lyre-shaped tail feathers of the Superb Lyrebird.

[edit] Distribution

Endemic to Australia, in a small area on the state border between New South Wales and Queensland.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Subtropical rainforests.

[edit] Status

Classed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to ongoing habitat loss.

[edit] Behaviour

It is very similar to the Superb Lyrebird in its habits.

[edit] Breeding

It builds platforms by trampling down dense vegetation for courtship display instead of scratch up mounds.

[edit] Diet

The diet consists mainly of small animals found on forest floor or on rotting logs.

[edit] Vocalisation

This bird mimics other species sounds.

[edit] References

1. Clements, James F. 2007. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to October 2007. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9780801445019
2. Wikipedia

• List of references

[edit] External Links

• View movie-clip (in .flv format) here