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.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Menuridae canonical 4

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

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 ⓘ