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| | + | [[Image:Superb_Lyrebird.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by {{user|Broc|Broc}}<br />Photo taken: Melbourne, [[Australia]]]] |
| | ;[[:Category:Menura|Menura]] novaehollandiae | | ;[[:Category:Menura|Menura]] novaehollandiae |
| - | [[Image:Superb_Lyrebird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Broc<br />Photo taken: Melbourne, Australia.]] | + | |
| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | 100cm. Brown upper body, greyish-brown below, rounded wings and strong legs. It is the longest and third heaviest of all songbirds. The male's tail has sixteen feathers, with the two outermost being lyre-shaped. It takes seven years for the tail to fully develop. During courtship display, the tail is fanned forward beyond his head to form a silvery white canopy. | | 100cm. Brown upper body, greyish-brown below, rounded wings and strong legs. It is the longest and third heaviest of all songbirds. The male's tail has sixteen feathers, with the two outermost being lyre-shaped. It takes seven years for the tail to fully develop. During courtship display, the tail is fanned forward beyond his head to form a silvery white canopy. |
| | ==Distribution== | | ==Distribution== |
| | + | [[Image:IMG 0249-for-birdforum.jpg|thumb|350px|right|Displaying male<br />Photo by {{user|JWM|JWM}}]] |
| | Southeastern [[Australia]], from southern [[Victoria]] to southeastern [[Queensland]]. | | Southeastern [[Australia]], from southern [[Victoria]] to southeastern [[Queensland]]. |
| | ==Taxonomy== | | ==Taxonomy== |
| | + | ====Subspecies==== |
| | + | There are 3 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: |
| | + | *''M. n. edwardi'': |
| | + | :*Eastern [[Australia]] (extreme south-eastern [[Queensland]] to Hunter River, [[New South Wales]]) |
| | + | *''M. n. novaehollandiae'': |
| | + | :*South-Eastern Australia (central New South Wales to [[Victoria]] border) |
| | + | *''M. n. victoriae'': |
| | + | :*South-Eastern New South Wales to Dandenong Range, Victoria; introduced southern [[Tasmania]] |
| | ==Habitat== | | ==Habitat== |
| | Forests. | | Forests. |
| | ==Behaviour== | | ==Behaviour== |
| | + | The Superb Lyrebird is probably best known for its imitations of other birds and also noises that it hears around it. It was captured in an iconic Sir David Attenborough clip |
| | + | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y |
| | + | ====Breeding==== |
| | The female builds a domed nest and 1 egg is laid. | | The female builds a domed nest and 1 egg is laid. |
| - | | + | ====Diet==== |
| | The diet includes small animals found on forest floor or from rotting logs. | | The diet includes small animals found on forest floor or from rotting logs. |
| - | | + | ==References== |
| | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug11}} |
| | + | {{ref}} |
| | ==External Links== | | ==External Links== |
| | {{GSearch|Menura+novaehollandiae}} | | {{GSearch|Menura+novaehollandiae}} |
| - | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=60&bid=783 View more images of this species on the ABID] | + | <br /> |
| - | [[Category:Birds]][[category:incomplete]] [[Category:Menura]] | + | {{Video|Superb_Lyrebird}} |
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| | + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Menura]][[Category:Videos]] |
Current revision
- Menura novaehollandiae
[edit] Identification
100cm. Brown upper body, greyish-brown below, rounded wings and strong legs. It is the longest and third heaviest of all songbirds. The male's tail has sixteen feathers, with the two outermost being lyre-shaped. It takes seven years for the tail to fully develop. During courtship display, the tail is fanned forward beyond his head to form a silvery white canopy.
[edit] Distribution
Displaying male
Photo by
JWMSoutheastern Australia, from southern Victoria to southeastern Queensland.
[edit] Taxonomy
[edit] Subspecies
There are 3 subspecies[1]:
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- South-Eastern Australia (central New South Wales to Victoria border)
- South-Eastern New South Wales to Dandenong Range, Victoria; introduced southern Tasmania
[edit] Habitat
Forests.
[edit] Behaviour
The Superb Lyrebird is probably best known for its imitations of other birds and also noises that it hears around it. It was captured in an iconic Sir David Attenborough clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjE0Kdfos4Y
[edit] Breeding
The female builds a domed nest and 1 egg is laid.
The diet includes small animals found on forest floor or from rotting logs.
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2011. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to August 2011. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/downloadable-clements-checklist
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