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title: "Albert's Lyrebird"
description: "Menura alberti — Uccelli. Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti), sometimes known as the northern lyrebird, is a timid, pheasant-sized songbird which is endemic to subtropical rainforests of Australia, in a small area on the state border between New South Wales and Queensland."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/albert-s-lyrebird
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Albert's Lyrebird

> Menura alberti — Uccelli. Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti), sometimes known as the northern lyrebird, is a timid, pheasant-sized songbird which is endemic to subtropical rainforests of Australia, in a small area on the state border between New South Wales and Queensland.

- Scientific name: *Menura alberti*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `forest` (Foresta)
- iNaturalist observations: 1276
- Wikidata: [Q1073505](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1073505)
- iNaturalist taxon: [12699](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/12699)

## Names

- en: Albert's Lyrebird
- de: Braunrückenleierschwanz
- es: Ave lira de Alberto
- fr: Ménure d'Albert
- nl: Alberts liervogel
- pt: Pássaro-lira-de-albert
- pl: Lirogon skromny

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1217)

## Summary

Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti), sometimes known as the northern lyrebird, is a timid, pheasant-sized songbird which is endemic to subtropical rainforests of Australia, in a small area on the state border between New South Wales and Queensland. The rarer of the two species of lyrebirds, Albert's lyrebird is named after Prince Albert, the prince consort of Queen Victoria, queen of the United Kingdom.  It lacks the elegant lyre-shaped tail feathers of the superb lyrebird and is found in a much more restricted range.
The total population of Albert's lyrebirds was estimated at only 3,500 breeding birds in 2000, with…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert%27s_lyrebird

## Photo

![Albert's Lyrebird](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/albert-s-lyrebird/medium.jpg)

Photo: lymanhc · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104323641

## Machine access

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