Menura novaehollandiae

5 Superb Lyrebird at Mongarlowe, NSW

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Identification history

	Menura novaehollandiae	10 Jan 2020	Illilanga
	Menura novaehollandiae	10 Jan 2020	LisaH

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I went looking in this stand of casuarinas for glossy black cockatoos - I thought there might have been some refugees from the fires at the coast. Instead, I was astonished when I looked up, and saw, maybe 4m from the ground (last photo) this male superb lyrebird! The bird was just sitting there, quietly, and when we moved away, it moved up the tree. The stand of trees was in the middle of fairly cleared land. It had gone half an hour later. I felt incredibly privileged.

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Sighting information

1 Abundance
9 Jan 2020 01:50 PM Recorded on
LisaH Recorded by
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LisaH Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Magpie or larger Other Birds Birds

Species information

Menura novaehollandiae Scientific name
Superb Lyrebird Common name
Not Sensitive
Rare or uncommon native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1528.61m Recorded at altitude
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