Albert's Lyrebird
Menura alberti
Lyrebirds (Menuridae) · Passeriformes (Passeriformes)
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Often mixed up with
In quizzes, players most often confuse Albert's Lyrebird with these birds— either this species was picked by mistake, or the other way around.
| Species | Mix-ups |
|---|---|
| Superb Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae | 1 |
Family
A lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds that compose the genus Menura, and the family Menuridae. They are most notable for their ability to mimic a variety of natural and artificial sounds from their environment and for the striking beauty of the male bird's huge tail when it is fanned out in courtship display. Lyrebirds have unique plumes of neutral-coloured tailfeathers and are among Australia's best-known native birds.
Order
A passerine () is any bird of the order Passeriformes (; from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped'), which includes more than half of all bird species. Sometimes known as perching birds, passerines generally have an anisodactyl arrangement of their toes (three pointing forward and one back), which facilitates perching. With more than 140 families and some 6,500 identified species, Passeriformes is the largest order of birds and one of the most diverse clades of terrestrial vertebrates, representing 60% of …