Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti) Title Two Lyre birds, or Menura Alberti birds, perching on a branc
Description
Two Lyre birds, or Menura Alberti birds, perching on a branch. Wood engraving, ca. 1919. Iconographic Collections
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Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti) 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. Order: Passeriformes, Family: Menuridae, Genus: Menura, Species: Menura alberti Bonaparte, 1850.