lyrebird
Tail-fanning songster
A lyrebird is a large Australian ground-dwelling bird famous for its extraordinary ability to mimic sounds—other bird calls, chainsaws, camera shutters, car alarms.
The male's elaborate tail feathers, spread during courtship displays, resemble the shape of a lyre.
We heard a lyrebird imitating a kookaburra.
Copy of the original
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- soundscapeAcoustic environment's character
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
- camera shutterMechanism controlling film exposure
echo · parrot · mockingbird · bowerbird · repertoire · accuracy · learning · adaptation
Seeking another's romantic favor
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- tail feathersPosterior flight plumes
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- matingReproductive pairing behavior
performance · ritual · elaborate · iridescent · filamentary · spread · vibration · arena
Native to one area
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
protected · national park · emblem · postage stamp · Gondwana · Aboriginal · Dreamtime
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
undergrowth · leaf litter · gully · mountain ash · Victoria · Queensland · New South Wales · scrubland
Raking with nails
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
- wormsLimbless burrowing invertebrates
spiders · ground-dwelling · digging · soil · centipedes · larvae · beetles · foraging
imitation
Copy of the original
- vocalizationProducing sounds with voice
- soundscapeAcoustic environment's character
- chainsawMotor-driven cutting tool
camera shutter · echo · parrot · mockingbird · bowerbird · repertoire · accuracy · learning · adaptation · calls
courtship
Seeking another's romantic favor
- danceRhythmic bodily movement
- tail feathersPosterior flight plumes
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
mating · performance · ritual · elaborate · iridescent · filamentary · spread · vibration · arena · attraction
endemic
Native to one area
- faunaAnimal life collectively
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
endangered · protected · national park · emblem · postage stamp · Gondwana · Aboriginal · Dreamtime
rainforest
Wet tropical woodland ecosystem
- understoryForest's lower vegetation tier
- eucalyptusAromatic Australian timber tree
- temperateMild, avoiding extremes
ferns · undergrowth · leaf litter · gully · mountain ash · Victoria · Queensland · New South Wales · scrubland · dense vegetation
scratching
Raking with nails
- leaf litterDecomposing ground debris
- invertebratesAnimals without vertebral columns
- insectsSix-legged arthropods
worms · spiders · ground-dwelling · digging · soil · centipedes · larvae · beetles · foraging · terrestrial
lyrebirdmute swan
Quiet orange-billed waterbird
vulture · stork · pelican · hummingbird · turkey
lyrebirdalbatross
Long-winged oceanic bird
frigatebird · arctic tern · penguin · puffin · swift