| Superb lyrebird | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Menuridae |
| Genus: | Menura |
| Species: | M. novaehollandiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Menura novaehollandiae Latham, 1801
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The superb lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is an Australian passerine songbird, one of two species from the family Menuridae, with the other being the much rarer Albert's lyrebird.[2][3] It is one of the world's largest songbirds, and is renowned for its elaborate tail and courtship displays, and its excellent mimicry. The species is endemic to Australia and is found in forest in the southeast of the country. According to David Attenborough, the superb lyrebird displays one of the most sophisticated voice skills within the animal kingdom—"the most elaborate, the most complex, and the most beautiful".[4]
- ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Menura novaehollandiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22703605A132071218. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22703605A132071218.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (2023). "Lyrebirds, scrubbirds, bowerbirds, Australasian treecreepers, Australasian wrens". World Bird List Version 13.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Menkhorst, P.; Rodgers, D.; Clarke, R.; Davies, J.; Marsack, P.; Franklin, K. (2017). The Australian Bird Guide. Clayton: CSIRO Publishing.
- ^ Attenborough: the amazing Lyre Bird sings like a chainsaw! Now in high quality, BBC Earth, 18 May 2009, retrieved 21 May 2018 – via YouTube