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[[Image:Superb_Lyrebird.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Broc<br />Photo taken: Melbourne, Australia.]] | [[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. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southeastern [[Australia]], from southern [[Victoria]] to southeastern [[Queensland]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Forests. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | The female builds a domed nest and 1 egg is laid. | ||
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| + | The diet includes small animals found on forest floor or from rotting logs. | ||
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==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] | *[http://www.aviceda.org/abid/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&fid=60&bid=783 View more images of this species on the ABID] | ||
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Revision as of 14:24, 26 June 2008
- Menura novaehollandiae
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.
Distribution
Southeastern Australia, from southern Victoria to southeastern Queensland.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Forests.
Behaviour
The female builds a domed nest and 1 egg is laid.
The diet includes small animals found on forest floor or from rotting logs.
