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title: "Superb Lyrebird"
description: "Menura novaehollandiae — Birds. 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."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/superb-lyrebird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Superb Lyrebird

> Menura novaehollandiae — Birds. 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.

- Scientific name: *Menura novaehollandiae*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `forest` (Forest)
- iNaturalist observations: 6475
- Wikidata: [Q757013](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q757013)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12700](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12700)

## Names

- en: Superb Lyrebird
- de: Graurückenleierschwanz
- es: Ave-Lira Soberbia
- fr: Ménure superbe
- nl: Liervogel
- pt: Pássaro-lira soberba
- pl: Lirogon wspaniały

## Countries with the most observations

AU (6120)

## Summary

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. One of the world's largest songbirds, the superb lyrebird is renowned for its elaborate tail and courtship displays, and for 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".

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superb_lyrebird

## Photo

![Superb Lyrebird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/superb-lyrebird/medium.jpg)

Photo: John Cull · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/255148565

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/superb-lyrebird?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).