A Strange Bird - The Lyrebird

                         LYREBIRD

Lyrebirds are two ground-dwelling bird species native to Australia. They are most well-known for their impressive ability to mimic sounds, including chainsaws, car alarms and engines, camera shutters, crying babies, music, ring tones, and even words! These fascinating birds mimic sounds from the environment around them. 

Description of the Lyrebird

Lyrebirds look as interesting as they sound. The superb lyrebird sports long, striped tail feathers that curl outward at the ends, and fluffy plumage around the tail. The lacy plumage accompanying the tail is known as “filamentaries.”

Their bodies are brown and grey, with a reddish hue to the wings. Albert’s lyrebird is much less flashy, and lacks the long, elaborate tail of the superb lyrebird. It has brown and grey plumage, with a slight blue tint to the head and tail feathers.

Superb lyrebirds have a relatively wide distribution, especially compared to Albert’s lyrebirds. They can be found in rainforests of southeast Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales. This species of lyrebird was also introduced to Tasmania in the 19th century.

They are also found in some parts of Melbourne, and Sydney. The Albert’s lyrebird can only be found in a small section of rainforest in southern Queensland.

Diet of the Lyrebird

Lyrebirds are mostly insectivores. They will feed on a wide variety of invertebrates, including cockroaches, beetles, larvae, earwigs, and moths. They have also been known to eat other creepy-crawlies like spiders, centipedes, and earthworms. More rarely, they will feed on lizards, amphipods, frogs, and seeds.

Lyrebird and Human Interaction

Currently, lyrebirds are not under short-term threat by humans. In the past, hunting for their ornate feathers, which commonly adorned hats, was problematic for the species. Because they are restricted to such a small range, this hunting, in addition to habitat destruction, resulted in rapid population decline.Luckily, we were able to increase protections for both lyrebirds and their rainforest habitat, leading to a steady re-growth of population. Nowadays, the most pressing threats to lyrebird survival are introduced populations of cats and foxes.

Behavior of the Lyrebird

In the wild, lyrebirds are shy creatures, which makes them difficult to study. We know very little about the social life of wild lyrebirds, or their natural behavior. When responding to threats, lyrebirds will freeze, sound an alert call, or seek cover and hide.Male lyrebirds defend territories from other males in an attempt to impress female lyrebirds. The male will build a platform of dirt or sticks, on which to perform courtship dances for potential mates.

Reproduction of the Lyrebird

After a pair of lyrebirds mate, the male will continue to display for other females, and mate as many times as possible. Female lyrebirds build their own nests and incubate the eggs alone.

A female will incubate a single egg for approximately 50 days before it hatches hatch. She will raise the chick alone until it becomes independent. Lyrebirds do not reproduce until they are between 5 and 8 years old. 



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