Menura novaehollandiae

Superb Lyrebird at Wyndham, NSW

Menura novaehollandiae at Wyndham, NSW - 17 Oct 2020
Menura novaehollandiae at Wyndham, NSW - 17 Oct 2020
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Identification history

Menura novaehollandiae 26 Oct 2020 HarveyPerkins
Menura novaehollandiae 26 Oct 2020 HarveyPerkins
Unidentified 26 Oct 2020 JoyGeorgeson

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User's notes

This lyrebird hopped up into a dead pittosporum then glided to the ground and ran to a rocky outcrop where it launched gliding about 30 metres across a gully. Two other lyrebirds were in the vicinity. The bird with male tail feathers looked young .

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Species information

  • Menura novaehollandiae Scientific name
  • Superb Lyrebird Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1528.61m Recorded at altitude
  • 150 images trained Machine learning
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