Superb Lyre Bird

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comments (5)

Ferdy Christant

Lion

What a mysterious photo of a great looking bird, very elegant! Posted 11 years ago
1. Graeme Ruck
  
  Lion
  
  The display is were the bird gets its name, the feather are called the Lyre Posted 11 years ago

Ludo Sak

Lion

I cannot say i 've seen one before, the composition is a puzzle by itself, beautiful! Posted 11 years ago
1. Graeme Ruck
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks. The other mystery of this bird is it can mimic, this bird can mimic things from other bids, chainsaws (this comes from logging in its area) down to motor drive on cameras. One that we were told off had 22 separate calls Posted 11 years ago

Claire Hamilton

Lion

This bird really is quite amazing, you need to see this video to really appreciate it!

Posted 11 years ago

The Superb Lyrebird

The Superb Lyrebird is a pheasant-sized songbird, measuring approximately 100 cm long and weighing around 1 kg, with brown upper body plumage, grayish-brown below, rounded wings and strong legs. Among all extant songbirds only the Common and Thick-billed Ravens regularly outweigh it and only the much more slender Black Sicklebill can rival its length.

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Graeme Ruck

By Graeme Ruck

Uploaded Oct 29, 2013. Captured Oct 20, 2013 12:18.

Canon EOS 1000D
f/4.0
1/64s
ISO800
75mm

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