Lyrebirds (Menuridae)
Albert's Lyrebird (Menura alberti) - HBW 9, p. 494
French: Ménure d’Albert
German: Braunrücken-Leierschwanz
Spanish: Ave-lira de Alberto
Other common names: Prince Albert(’s) Lyrebird, Northern Lyrebird
Taxonomy: Menura alberti Bonaparte, 1850, Turanga Creek, Richmond River, New South Wales, Australia.
Described race rufa, from S Queensland, considered undiagnosable. Monotypic.
Distribution: Extreme SE Queensland and extreme NE New South Wales, Australia.
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A male digging for worms on the hillside of a tropical forest Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
steve dillinger 27 November 2007 2 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
A male foraging on the ground Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 23 June 2005 5 years ago 17 sec 4.1 -
A female perched in a tree and flying away while calling Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2003 5 years ago 21 sec 4 -
A male scratching for grubs Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Nick Talbot 23 June 2005 5 years ago 7 sec 3.9 -
A male scratching the ground with its foot in search of food Locality Australia (Monotypic species)
Tom Tarrant 1995 8 years ago 33 sec 3.3 -
A male feeding on the ground Locality Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Eldert Groenewoud 18 July 2007 4 years ago 39 sec 3.2
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male bird running
Locality Tamborine Mountain, Queensland, Australia (Monotypic species)
Mat Gilfedder 9 February 2008 3 years ago 3.8
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A female calling while flying away. Locality O'Reilly's, Lamington National Park, Queensland, Australia
(Monotypic species)
Keith Blomerley 12 November 2003 19 weeks ago 4
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