The lyrebird are found along the Eastern seaboard of Australia (east of the Great Dividing range) and also in Tasmania Their preferred habitat is damp...
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australian-animals.net/lyrebird.htm
australian-animals.net/lyrebird.htm
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Arborlee Rainforest Retreat in the South East Queensland Border Ranges Australia, provides habitat supporting a biodiversity of birds, frogs, mammals and rainforest plants. An ideal location for birdwatching, enjoying nature, photography, bushwalking, or just a relaxing escape for personal recovery and renewal...
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The courtship display of Superb Lyrebird takes place on the ground (right). Both species require rainforest with abundant understory vegetation, and both are subject to disturbance and predation from non-native dogs and feral cats. Like many special birds, protecting both them and their habitat is crucial.
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creagrus.home.montereybay.com/lyrebirds.html
creagrus.home.montereybay.com/lyrebirds.html
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Information about the Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti) on ARKive: range and habitat.
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www.arkive.org/alberts-lyrebird/menura-alberti/range-an...
www.arkive.org/alberts-lyrebird/menura-alberti/range-and-habitat.html
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There is a bird native to Australia called the lyrebird. It replicates with astonishing fidelity the sounds of its habitat slowly being sacrificed to commerce: the chop of an axe on wood, the buzz of a chainsaw, and the jangling hum of a cell phone ring. Time moves on, habitats change, and Australian lyrebirds record...
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www.powells.com/review/2004_08_14
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HABITAT. Both species of lyrebird live only in Australia's rainforests and mixed temperate forests, although the Albert's specializes in mountainous areas...
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animals.jrank.org/pages/1065/Lyrebirds-Menuridae.html
animals.jrank.org/pages/1065/Lyrebirds-Menuridae.html
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The extent of lyrebird habitat has been greatly reduced by human activities, first, and to an unknown extent, by Aboriginal fire management of the environment, probably over some tens of thousands of years, and second, by European settlement during the last two centuries.
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www.novelguide.com/a/discover/grze_10/grze_10_00654.htm...
www.novelguide.com/a/discover/grze_10/grze_10_00654.html
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Lyrebirds are not endangered in the short to medium term. Albert's Lyrebird has a very restricted habitat but appears to be secure within it so long as the habitat remains intact, while the Superb Lyrebird, once seriously threatened by habitat destruction, is now classified as common.
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www.includipedia.com/wiki/Menuridae
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The Superb Lyrebird is the World's Best Mimic.. It repeats the engine of a car, and the din of a car alarm. It can even imitate the screech of the chainsaw wielded by the loggers coming to cut down its habitat.
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www.shamozzle.com/TheSuperbLyrebird.html
www.shamozzle.com/TheSuperbLyrebird.html
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