Birds · Not heard for 40 days.
Superb Lyrebird
Menura novaehollandiae
First heard here 27 Sept · last heard 27 Sept · 1 day in the last year · 1 detections on record
Hear it
A clear recording call, song, recorded in Australia
Chi-Hsuan Shao, xeno-canto, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Trimmed to 20 seconds.
What to look for
The superb lyrebird is an Australian passerine songbird, one of two species from the family Menuridae, with the other being the much rarer Albert's lyrebird. One of the world's largest songbirds, the superb lyrebird is renowned for its elaborate tail and courtship displays, and for its excellent mimicry. The species is endemic to Australia and is found in forest in the southeast of the country. According to David Attenborough, the superb lyrebird displays one of the most sophisticated voice skills within the animal kingdom—"the most elaborate, the most complex, and the most beautiful".
Read more on Wikipedia (Superb lyrebird)
When it has been heard
Busiest day so far: Sunday 27 September, 1 detections between 7:57am and 7:57am.
Time of day
Busiest around 7am. From 1 day with hourly counts.
| Day | Heard | First | Last | Peak confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept | 1 | 7:57am | 7:57am | 78% |
Detections are automatic and can be wrong.