Menuridae

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Menuridae is a family of Australian birds known as lyrebirds, famed for their elaborate tail plumes and remarkable ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds.

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Label Occurrences
Menuridae canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird family
taxon
class Aves
commonName lyrebirds
courtshipDisplay complex vocalizations
tail fanning
diet insects
invertebrates
spiders
worms
distributionRegion eastern Australia
rainforests
southeastern Australia
wet sclerophyll forests
endemicTo Australia
hasCharacteristic cryptic brown plumage
elaborate tail plumes in males
ground-dwelling
insectivorous
large body size for passerines
long claws
notable vocal mimicry
strong legs
terrestrial
hasCommonNameForSpecies Albert’s lyrebird
noisy scrub-bird
rufous scrub-bird
superb lyrebird
includesGenus Atrichornis
Menura
includesSpecies Atrichornis clamosus
linked to: Atrichornis

Atrichornis rufescens
linked to: Atrichornis

Menura alberti
Menura novaehollandiae
kingdom Animalia
nativeTo Australia
notableFor one of the most accomplished avian mimics
order Passeriformes
phylum Chordata
recognizedBy ornithologists
reproduction builds domed nests
lays single egg per clutch
taxonRank family
typicalHabitat dense undergrowth
forest floor
vocalAbility mimics artificial sounds
mimics natural sounds
mimics other bird species

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Albert’s lyrebird family Menuridae
Menura family Menuridae
Menura alberti family Menuridae
Atrichornithidae relatedTo Menuridae