Menura novaehollandiae
3 Superb Lyrebird at Isaacs, ACT
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| Menura novaehollandiae | Liam.m | 28 Jul 2023 | |
| Corcorax melanorhamphos | CarbonAI | 28 Jul 2023 | |
| Menura novaehollandiae | Rabbits2014 | 28 Jul 2023 |
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User's notes
Poor Iphone images.
It was scratching in the leaf litter on the opposite side of the drainage ditch next to the track.
7 comments
28 Jul 2023
Very, very unusual location. Seem to recall someone posting something on social media not so long ago of one in a suburban backyard somewhere in Canberra, I think Farrer?
28 Jul 2023
As Location Moderator for Isaacs, I was surprised to get a notification of this unusual sighting. Let's hope he can attract a mate, or at least avoid the local cats before moving on.
29 Jul 2023
When the Farrer sighting was listed on social media, I remember commenting that the closest I'd seen (heard) them was at Kambah Pool, I think on the other side of the Murrumbidgee, and in a straight line that is about 8.5km away, with this sighting being around 10.5km from there.
29 Jul 2023
Connecting Nature, Connecting People is an ACT Government initiative to support the movement of species - ecological connectivity - but this bird seems ahead of the game.
29 Jul 2023
They are also in Kowen Forest (presumably resident since the habitat is suitable and they are regularly recorded in there). So given multiple populations around it's bound to happen occasionally that one gets a bit off track. They also don't mind drier woodland in some places, so not totally unheard of, but definitely a great and unusual record
10 Aug 2023
One's been videoed in Mawson now: https://m.facebook.com/groups/245705082717132/permalink/1311310196156610/?mibextid=Nif5oz
Location information
- Coordinates 149.113694-35.360869
- Altitude 697.9m
- Maps Isaacs Ridge Isaacs Ridge and Nearby
- Places Isaacs, ACT
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 27 Jul 2023 09:10 AM Recorded on
- Rabbits2014 Recorded by
Collections
- Rabbits2014 Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Menura novaehollandiae 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
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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Record quality
Quality score
5 / 7
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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