Lyrebirds (Menuridae) - HBW 9
Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae)
French: Ménure superbe
German: Graurücken-Leierschwanz
Spanish: Ave-lira Soberbia
Other common names: (Prince) Edward Lyrebird, (Queen) Victoria Lyrebird, New South Wales Bird-of-paradise
Taxonomy: Menura novaehollandiae Latham, 1802, upper Nepean River, New South Wales, Australia.
Was in the past sometimes referred to as M. superba, but that name invalid. Race victoriae formerly synonymized with nominate. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- edwardi Chisholm, 1921 - extreme SE Queensland (Stanthorpe-Killarney region) and NE New South Wales (S, on and E of Great Dividing Range, to R Hunter).
- novaehollandiae Latham, 1802 - SE New South Wales from R Hunter S (on and E of Great Dividing Range) to Victoria border (E of Monaro Tablelands).
- victoriae Gould, 1865 - Australian Capital Territory (Brindabella Range) and extreme SE New South Wales W of Monaro Tablelands, S to E Victoria (S to Dandenong-Strathbogie Ranges and to NE coast).
- Least Concern
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A female foraging near its nest Bombala, New South Wales, Australia (novaehollandiae)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2007 2 years ago 36 sec 4.8 -
A female approaching to its nest carrying food Bombala, New South Wales, Australia (novaehollandiae)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2007 2 years ago 23 sec 4.8 -
A female collecting earthworms in its bill for feeding nestlings Bombala, New South Wales, Australia (novaehollandiae)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2007 2 years ago 42 sec 4.7 -
A male singing Cathedral Range State Park, Victoria, Australia (novahollandiae)
Matt Weeks 21 May 2004 2 years ago 35 sec 4.6 -
A female visiting the nest and swallowing a faecal sac Bombala, New South Wales, Australia (novaehollandiae)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2007 2 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A close view of a female's digging action Bombala, New South Wales, Australia (novaehollandiae)
Geoffrey Dabb 31 July 2007 2 years ago 27 sec 4.2
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A female and an immature foraging on the ground Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia (victoriae)
Arthur Grosset 6 April 2006 13 weeks ago 2.7
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