Superb Lyrebird

The male is the bearer of the most elegant of all tails. The tail has sixteen feathers, with the two outermost being lyre-shaped. Next within are two guard plumes and twelve long, lace-like feathers, known as filamentaries. Seven years is required for the tail to fully develop. During courtship display, the male inverts his tail over his head, fanning his feathers to form a silvery white canopy. Young males and females have brown tail feathers which are camouflaged against the forest floor.

The Superb Lyrebird is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

About 80% of the Superb Lyrebird's song consists of expert mimicry, with both natural and mechanical sounds imitated and joined together in a rousing medley. Sounds can include anything heard in the bird's immediate surroundings, such as chainsaws, car engines, dog barks and local native birds. More

Starting August, Superb Lyrebird will demo the final songs for the EP. More

* Superb Lyrebird or Weringerong (Menura novaehollandiae) is found in areas of rainforest in Victoria, New South Wales and south-east Queensland, as well as in Tasmania where it was introduced in the 19th century. Females are 74-84cm long, and the males are a larger 80-98cm long — making them the third-largest passerine bird after the Thick-billed Raven and the Common Raven. More

The Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is a pheasant-sized songbird, approximately 100cm long, with brown upper body plumage, grayish-brown below, rounded wings and strong legs. It is the longest and third heaviest of all songbirds. The male is the bearer of the most elegant of all tails. The tail has sixteen feathers, with the two outermost being lyre-shaped. Next within are two guard plumes and twelve long, lace-like feathers, known as filamentaries. Seven years is required for the tail to fully develop. More

one species, the Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) which can be erected to look like a lyre;they are most notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. More

(1 m) in total length, the male superb lyrebird is the longest of the passerines. He displays in a small clearing, bringing his tail forward so that the beautiful white plumes form a canopy over his head and the lyrelike feathers stand out to the side. In this position, while prancing in rhythm, he sings far-carrying melodious notes interspersed with perfect mimicry of other creatures and even of mechanical sounds. For more information on lyrebird, visit Britannica.com. More

The male Superb Lyrebird is the third largest songbird with a length of 80 to 98 centimeters, (31.5 38.5 inches). The female is slightly smaller with a body measuring 74 to 84 centimeters, (29 to 33 inches). Albert's Lyrebird is a little bit smaller and can be found in Southern Queensland. This bird was given it's name in honor of Queen Victoria's husband Prince Albert. More

Superb Lyrebirds feed on insects, spiders, worms and, occasionally, seeds. It finds food by scratching with its feet through the leaf-litter. Birds tend to forage alone, but females and young males may be seen feeding together. Communication Natural and mechanical sounds imitated. The Superb Lyrebird's song is somewhat famous. About 80% of the song consists of expert mimicry, with both and joined together in a rousing medley. More

Superb Lyrebird's are found in the moist forests along coastal eastern Australia, from near Stanthorpe in Queensland to as far south as Melbourne in Victoria. It has also been introduced in Tasmania. Albert's Lyrebird is restricted to the mountain ranges of the extreme south-eastern corner of Queensland and north-eastern tip of New South Wales. Lyrebirds are usually seen singly, occasionally in pairs or small parties, inhabiting rugged forest country and brushes. More

Superb Lyrebird in its habits. This bird also mimics other species sounds. The rarer of the two species of lyrebirds, the Albert's Lyrebird lacks the elegant lyre-shaped tail feathers of the Superb Lyrebird. It also build platforms by trampling down dense vegetation for courtship display instead of scratch up mounds. More

An Australian endemic, the Superb Lyrebird is distributed in the forest of southeastern Australia, from southern Victoria to southeastern Queensland. The superb lyrebird was introduced to Tasmania in the 1930s and 40s in order to save the bird from the perceived threat of foxes and habitat loss in its original range. Widespread and common throughout its large range, the Superb Lyrebird is evaluated as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. More

Superb lyrebirds are famed for their extraordinary ability to mimic. They imitate other bird calls, as well as human sounds such as car alarms and camera shutters. What do they sound like? - 1. Mimicry of other birds and a camera shutter 2. More

The superb lyrebird is well-known to the indigenous people of Australia, the Aboriginals. Predation The common predators of lyrebirds includes: larger birds, cats, foxes and people. Since lyrebirds are shy birds, they flee by running and dodging rapidly through the undergrowth while emitting high-pitched shrieks of alarm when threatened. Due to the limitations of their short, round, weakly-muscled wings they rarely fly. More

Aspects of the topic superb lyrebird are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References * description (in lyrebird (bird)) ...The name also aptly suggests a musician. Inhabiting forests of southeastern Australia, lyrebirds are ground dwellers, and their brown bodies rather resemble those of chickens. In the so-called superb lyrebird (Menura superba, or M. More

However, it is the superb lyrebird which gives the family its name. Its spectacular tail of fanned feathers, when spread out in display, looks like a lyre (a musical instrument of ancient Greece). The male superb lyrebird is 80-100 cm long, including his 55-cm-long tail. He is dark brown on the upper part of his body and lighter brown below, with red-brown markings on his throat. His tail feathers are dark brown above and silver-grey below. More

the Superb lyrebird, which is about the size of a rooster, and Albert's lyrebird, which is the smaller of the two. Albert's lyrebird is the rarer of the two, and doesn't have the same tail feathers as the superb lyrebird. above: Albert's lyrebird below: Superb lyrebird Appearance The Superb lyrebird gets its name because of the tail of the male bird. More

Superb Lyrebird brings together members from two defunct Sydney outfits: Endusk (James McKenna - synth/percussion), (Nathan “Fat Slinky” Tuffin - drums), and (Wesley Von Grabill - bass). Joining them on vocals and guitar is Dave Bleus, who is also the frontman for Sydney outfit Self | Is A Seed. And The Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is a pheasant-sized songbird, approximately 100cm long, with brown upper body plumage, grayish-brown below, rounded wings and strong legs. More

Luckily for Superb Lyrebird, they didn’t have to throw a phony launch: this was the centerpiece show to welcome the arrival of their debut EP Anoised. And the people flocked, they did. But before the four-piece took the stage, the audience was treated to a few acts. Sui Zhen is solo acoustic mode and Gangawry warmed up the stage, and the crowd, before eccentric The Captain’s Package performed a set full of new tunes off their forthcoming release. More

The Superb Lyrebird video clip has been voted Britain's Favourite Naturalist moments. Remarkably, the talented lyrebird proved more popular than the legendary 1979 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla story. Sir David Attenborough discovered the very talented lyrebird while he was in Australia filming the 1998 series The Life Of Birds. The bird proceeded to perform an accurate imitation of a chainsaw, then gave a perfect rendition of the photographer's camera shutter and the crew's car engine and car alarm, as well as a dozen other bird impersonations. More

The Superb Lyrebird is the World's Best Mimic.. ::sHaMoZzLesHaMoZzLe ViDEO VaultViDEO Vault:: More ViDEO's ::ABOUT THE SUPERB LYREBIRD VIDEO:: = "See an unbelievable bird mimic human sounds.. car alarms.. chainsaws.. cameras & all kinds of other birds!" = The lyrebird, which Sir David Attenborough meets on a log in a dense forest in Australia, is the bird world's best mimic. More

Superb Lyrebird is an alternative/progressive rock band from Sydney, Australia. They play a brand of Alternative Rock similar to that of fellow Australians Cog and Karnivool, also utilising samples and other electronic sounds in their songs. The band released their debut EP in 2007, entitled Anoised. Superb Lyrebird is an alternative/progressive rock band from Sydney, Australia. More

much rarer Albert's Lyrebird, the Superb Lyrebird has a wide vocal range and extraordinary ability to accurately mimic sounds. The female lays a single egg and builds a domed nest above ground. An Australian endemic, the Superb Lyrebird is distributed in the forest of southeastern Australia, from southern Victoria to southeastern Queensland. The diet consists mainly of small animals found on forest floor or from rotting logs. More

It is also the Superb Lyrebird which gives the family its name with their spectacular tail of fanned feathers, when spread out in display, looks like a lyre (a musical instrument of ancient Greece). The outer two bigger white and brown feathers appear like the frame and the inner thinner feathers are the strings. There are two species in the family of lyrebirds – the Superb Lyrebird and the Albert's Lyrebird. More

Superb Lyrebird imitating construction work - Adelaide Zoo = RZSSA 71 vidéos S'abonnerModifier l'abonnement Chargement… 412368 vues 412368 vues RZSSA — 3 août 2009 — This is Chook, our male Superb Lyrebird at Adelaide Zoo. We've had a lot of construction going on lately and Cho... RZSSA — 3 août 2009 — This is Chook, our male Superb Lyrebird at Adelaide Zoo. More

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The courtship display of the Superb Lyrebird is one of the most remarkable of all birds. At the start of the breeding season, mature males use their powerful claws to build 10 to 15 earth mounds, each about 15 cm high and 90 cm wide, throughout their two- to three-hectare territories. Their daily performance on each mound involves spectacular dancing and singing in an attempt to attract females. An estimated 80 per cent of Superb Lyrebirds' singing is mimicry. More