What (who) is lyrebird - definition
GENUS OF BIRDS
Menuridae; Lyre Bird; Lyre bird; Lyrebirds; Lyre-bird; Menura; Lyre-Bird; Australian lyre bird; Lyre (bird); Menurine
![[[John Gould]]'s early 1800s painting of a [[superb lyrebird]] specimen at the [[British Museum]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lyre bird.jpg?width=200 "[[John Gould]]'s early 1800s painting of a [[superb lyrebird]] specimen at the [[British Museum]]")
![Thomas Davies]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Menura superba - Thomas Davies.jpg?width=200 "Thomas Davies]]")
lyrebird
¦ noun a large Australian songbird, the male of which has a long lyre-shaped tail. [Genus Menura: Menura novaehollandiae (superb lyrebird) and M. alberti.]
Lyrebird
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 impressive ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment, and the striking beauty of the male bird's huge tail when it is fanned out in courtship display.
Lyre bird
·- Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The common lyre bird (Menura superba), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail.
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Lyrebird
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 impressive ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment, and 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.
