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{{Taxobox
{{Taxobox
| name = Albert's Lyrebird
| name = Albert's lyrebird
| image = Lyrebird Albert f 20091125.JPG
| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
| status = VU | status_system = IUCN3.1
| trend = down
| trend = down
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| binomial_authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850<ref name=ibc/>
| binomial_authority = [[Charles Lucien Bonaparte|Bonaparte]], 1850<ref name=ibc/>
}}
}}
The '''Albert's Lyrebird''' (''Menura alberti'') is a [[pheasant]]-sized [[songbird]], about 90&nbsp;cm long, with brown upper body feathers and rich chestnut below. It is very similar with the [[Superb Lyrebird]] in its habits. This bird also mimics other species sounds. It is sometimes called the "Prince Albert Lyrebird" or the "Northern Lyrebird".<ref name="ibc">{{cite web|url=http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/alberts-lyrebird-menura-alberti|title=Albert's Lyrebird (Mensura alberti)|work=The Internet Bird Collection|accessdate=2009-11-07}}</ref> Named after [[Queen Victoria of England|Queen Victoria]]'s husband, [[Prince Albert]], they are smaller than the [[Superb Lyrebird]]s.<ref name="af">{{cite web|url=http://www.australianfauna.com/lyrebird.php|title=Lyrebird|work=Australian Fauna.com|accessdate=2009-11-07}}</ref>
The '''Albert's lyrebird''' (''Menura alberti'') is a [[pheasant]]-sized [[songbird]], about 90&nbsp;cm long, with brown upper body feathers and rich chestnut below. It is very similar with the [[superb lyrebird]] in its habits. This bird also mimics other species sounds. It is sometimes called the "Prince Albert Lyrebird" or the "Northern Lyrebird".<ref name="ibc">{{cite web|url=http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/alberts-lyrebird-menura-alberti|title=Albert's Lyrebird (Mensura alberti)|work=The Internet Bird Collection|access-date=2009-11-07|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201618/http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/alberts-lyrebird-menura-alberti|url-status=dead}}</ref> Named after [[Queen Victoria of England|Queen Victoria]]'s husband, [[Prince Albert]], they are smaller than the [[Superb Lyrebird]]s.<ref name="af">{{cite web|url=http://www.australianfauna.com/lyrebird.php|title=Lyrebird|work=Australian Fauna.com|access-date=2009-11-07|archive-date=2009-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091212032442/http://www.australianfauna.com/lyrebird.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Albert's Lyrebirds are only found in a small area of [[rainforest]] in the [[Lamington National Park]] near the border of [[Queensland]] and [[New South Wales]].<ref name="al">{{cite web|url=http://lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Documents/Birds/Albly.htm|title=Albert's Lyrebird - Lamington National Park|work=Birds of the Lamington National Park|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref> There are about 3,500 birds known to exist.<ref name=bsf/> There are reports of the birds in the Blackall Range, but this has not been proved. Known groups of birds live on Tamborine Mountain, Scenic Rim and the Nightcap Range.<ref name="bsf">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5161&m=1|title=Albert's Lyrebird - Mensura alberti|date=2009|work=Birdlife Species Factsheet|publisher=Birdlife International|accessdate=2009-11-07}}</ref>
Albert's lyrebirds are only found in a small area of [[rainforest]] in the [[Lamington National Park]] near the border of [[Queensland]] and [[New South Wales]].<ref name="al">{{cite web|url=http://lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Documents/Birds/Albly.htm|title=Albert's Lyrebird - Lamington National Park|work=Birds of the Lamington National Park|access-date=2009-11-06|archive-date=2009-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929125545/http://lamington.nrsm.uq.edu.au/Documents/Birds/Albly.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> There are about 3,500 birds known to exist.<ref name=bsf/> There are reports of the birds in the Blackall Range, but this has not been proved. Known groups of birds live on Tamborine Mountain, Scenic Rim and the Nightcap Range.<ref name="bsf">{{cite web|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5161&m=1|title=Albert's Lyrebird - Mensura alberti|date=2009|work=Birdlife Species Factsheet|publisher=Birdlife International|access-date=2009-11-07|archive-date=2009-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090103212950/http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/species/index.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=5161&m=1|url-status=dead}}</ref>


They eat small insects which they scratch up from the ground. They are a shy bird which will run or fly away if disturbed.<ref name=al/> During the breeding season in winter, from May to August, the male bird performs displays of song and dance to attract the females.<ref name=al/> The songs are copied from other birds and forest sounds. The songs can last up to four hours, with some individual songs lasting up to one hour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anwc.csiro.au/ANWCbirds/birdpages/albertslyre.htm|title=Albert's Lyrebird|work=Birds of the ANWC|publisher=CSIRO|accessdate=2009-11-07}}</ref> During his dance, the male bird raises his tail feathers up and over his body.<ref name=al/> The feathers form a [[lyre]] shape which is why they were given the name "lyrebird".<ref name=af/>
They eat small insects which they scratch up from the ground. They are a shy bird which will run or fly away if disturbed.<ref name=al/> During the [[Seasonal breeder|breeding season]] in winter, from May to August, the male bird performs displays of song and dance to attract the females.<ref name=al/> The songs are copied from other birds and forest sounds. The songs can last up to four hours, with some individual songs lasting up to one hour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anwc.csiro.au/ANWCbirds/birdpages/albertslyre.htm|title=Albert's Lyrebird|work=Birds of the ANWC|publisher=CSIRO|access-date=2009-11-07|archive-date=2009-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004120904/http://www.anwc.csiro.au/ANWCbirds/birdpages/albertslyre.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> During his dance, the male bird raises his tail feathers up and over his body.<ref name=al/> The feathers form a [[lyre]] shape which is why they were given the name "lyrebird".<ref name=af/>


It is listed as a [[Vulnerable species]] because it lives in such a limited area, it can only eat a small range of food from that area, and it is not breeding quickly.<ref name="decc">{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/listings/AlbertsLyrebirdVulSpListing.htm|title=Albert's Lyrebird - vulnerable species listing|work=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water|publisher=New South Wales Government|accessdate=2009-11-06}}</ref>
It is listed as a [[Vulnerable species]] because it lives in such a limited area, it can only eat a small range of food from that area, and it is not breeding quickly.<ref name="decc">{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/listings/AlbertsLyrebirdVulSpListing.htm|title=Albert's Lyrebird - vulnerable species listing|work=Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water|publisher=New South Wales Government|access-date=2009-11-06|archive-date=2011-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110322055946/http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/listings/AlbertsLyrebirdVulSpListing.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==Other websites==
==Other websites==
* [http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/alberts-lyrebird-menura-alberti Internet Bird Collection] with videos of Albert's Lyrebirds
* [http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/alberts-lyrebird-menura-alberti Internet Bird Collection] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303201618/http://ibc.lynxeds.com/species/alberts-lyrebird-menura-alberti |date=2016-03-03 }} with videos of Albert's lyrebirds
* {{ARKive|alberts-lyrebird|menura-alberti}}
* {{ARKive|alberts-lyrebird|menura-alberti}}


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[[Category:Passeri]]
[[Category:Passeri]]
[[Category:Birds of Australia]]
[[Category:Birds of Australia]]

[[en:Albert's Lyrebird]]
[[eu:Menura alberti]]
[[fr:Ménure d'Albert]]
[[it:Menura alberti]]
[[hu:Vörhenyes lantfarkúmadár]]
[[ja:アルバートコトドリ]]
[[pl:Lirogon skromny]]
[[fi:Pikkulyyrypyrstö]]
[[sv:Alberts lyrfågel]]
[[uk:Лірохвіст Альбертів]]

Latest revision as of 11:55, 20 October 2024

Albert's lyrebird
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Aves
Order:
Passeriformes
Family:
Menuridae
Genus:
Menura
Species:
M. alberti
Binomial name
Menura alberti

The Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti) is a pheasant-sized songbird, about 90 cm long, with brown upper body feathers and rich chestnut below. It is very similar with the superb lyrebird in its habits. This bird also mimics other species sounds. It is sometimes called the "Prince Albert Lyrebird" or the "Northern Lyrebird".[1] Named after Queen Victoria's husband, Prince Albert, they are smaller than the Superb Lyrebirds.[2]

Albert's lyrebirds are only found in a small area of rainforest in the Lamington National Park near the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[3] There are about 3,500 birds known to exist.[4] There are reports of the birds in the Blackall Range, but this has not been proved. Known groups of birds live on Tamborine Mountain, Scenic Rim and the Nightcap Range.[4]

They eat small insects which they scratch up from the ground. They are a shy bird which will run or fly away if disturbed.[3] During the breeding season in winter, from May to August, the male bird performs displays of song and dance to attract the females.[3] The songs are copied from other birds and forest sounds. The songs can last up to four hours, with some individual songs lasting up to one hour.[5] During his dance, the male bird raises his tail feathers up and over his body.[3] The feathers form a lyre shape which is why they were given the name "lyrebird".[2]

It is listed as a Vulnerable species because it lives in such a limited area, it can only eat a small range of food from that area, and it is not breeding quickly.[6]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Albert's Lyrebird (Mensura alberti)". The Internet Bird Collection. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Lyrebird". Australian Fauna.com. Archived from the original on 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Albert's Lyrebird - Lamington National Park". Birds of the Lamington National Park. Archived from the original on 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2009-11-06.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Albert's Lyrebird - Mensura alberti". Birdlife Species Factsheet. Birdlife International. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-01-03. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  5. ↑ "Albert's Lyrebird". Birds of the ANWC. CSIRO. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-11-07.
  6. ↑ "Albert's Lyrebird - vulnerable species listing". Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water. New South Wales Government. Archived from the original on 2011-03-22. Retrieved 2009-11-06.

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