Animal of the Day!

Albert’s Lyrebird (Menura alberti)

(Photo by Mat Gilfedder)

Conservation Status- Least Concern

Habitat- Southeastern Australia

Size (Weight/Length)- 900 g; 90 cm; 80 cm wingspan

Diet- Insects; Worms

Cool Facts- While the Albert’s lyrebird lacks the lyre tail of their superb cousins, their voices can’t be beat. These songbirds have the smallest range of any continental Australian bird with only 3,500 individuals remaining. Albert’s lyrebirds can mimic many species of other birds, using their calls to create a mixtape mating call. The calls are placed into a specific order that groups of male lyrebirds memorize, creating the music fad for the season that is used to entrance females with sick beats. Female Albert’s lyrebirds build enclosed nests with a small entrance to lay a single egg. As with many Australian birds, the Albert’s lyrebird is threatened by invasive species and poaching for feathers.

Rating- 13/10 (DJ’s of the forest.)

Requested by Anonymous

Lyrebird By: Unknown photographer From: Disney’s Wonderful World of Knowledge 1971

Character art comm for slowpanda90000!

Went to the sanctuary again, the return of the Autism Creature.

Lyrebirds are awesome, this guy was really curious although wild ones tend to be really shy. Love this animal…. The liarbirt.

Random memory from a few years back. Walking near Harrietville and this lyrebird was on the path. It wasn't interested in leaving. We spent half an hour watching it feed and took a million photos and little videos. It just went about its business till we eventually continued on our way.

Beautiful, amazing birds.

Remember to read about the contestants before voting!

Lyrebird

A very well known mimic of the bird world, the lyrebird is a loud and proud bird hailing from Australia. They tend to stick to the ground, and are only known to glide for short distances. They more often mimic birds than anything else, although they have been known to mimic dingoes, koalas, and yes sometimes human made sounds as well, such as a chainsaw. However, they don't tend to imitate humans unless they are a captive lyrebird. Learn More!

Barn Owl

With such a beautiful face, its no wonder people love the barn owl. It is one of the best hunters when it comes to relying solely on sound, using its wonderfully shaped face to pinpoint its prey's exact location. Its spread out all over the world, being one of the most widely distributed birds in the whole world. However, in a lot of cultures the barn owl is feared. Learn More!

(Art by @tertain-the-original )

“In the footsteps of Pretender”

Bird: Superb Lyrebird

“This portfolio comprises photos of a single lyrebird who I closely followed over the course of 3 months while working on a short film on lyrebirds. I have spent over a hundred hours in the bush and witnessed the most interesting scenes of his behavior in a variety of weather conditions. My idea for selection of photos for the portfolio was not to represent the bird in all the beautiful display poses, but to try and condense my experience of observation into a short form to give the viewers an idea of the behavior of the bird outside of endless hours of feeding. This is my ode to this wonderful bird known to many locals as Pretender.”

by Elmar Akhmetov. Portfolio Winner.

BirdLife Australia Photography Awards

At the Sydney Zoo, a lyrebird has learned to perfectly imitate the cry of a baby.

As an Australian I 100% believe this. Lyrebirds mimic noises from an extremely young age, but also, this absolutely feels like a skyrim information text loading screen! I feel like I should be able to rotate this lil guy around ~Bambi

Round 1 Match 62

Lyrebird: "The shape! The elegance! And not to mention it can literally copy and replicate any sound. It has been known to copy chainsaws, camera click, and even ray gun sounds!"

Pipa Pipa: "flat. has eggs in its back. just look at it. what more can you ask for"

Zitian the Lyrebird Griffin~

A character I designed for my friend. So technically, I do not owned this character. I only drew and designed it.

Superb lyrebird By: Hans & Judy Beste From: The Complete Encyclopedia of the Animal World 1980

Been trying to draw some animals in the same style as the piñatas from Viva Piñata, decided to give Lyrebirds a shot!

Bird 4 - Superb Lyrebird

Remember to read about the contestants before voting!

Lyrebird

A very well known mimic of the bird world, the lyrebird is a loud and proud bird hailing from Australia. They tend to stick to the ground, and are only known to glide for short distances. They more often mimic birds than anything else, although they have been known to mimic dingoes, koalas, and yes sometimes human made sounds as well, such as a chainsaw. However, they don't tend to imitate humans unless they are a captive lyrebird. Learn More!

European Robin

Unrelated to the American robin, this robin lives in most of Europe. Instead of hunting for worms, it hunts for insects! It is a very popular bird, they often visit humans as they garden or turn up soil in order to grab a good meal. They do the same with wild boars, not being fearful of them. They sadly have a high mortality rate, but past the first year they’re in the clear, and the oldest living Robin has been reported as living for 19 years! They are also of least concern when it comes to conservation. Learn More!

(Lyrebird photo by Martin Anderson) (European Robin photo by Alexander Montero)