Superb Lyrebird

Menura novaehollandiae

The Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is a bird found in Australia. Cool forests of southeastern Australia. It eats insects and other small invertebrates, reptiles and frogs and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Menura novaehollandiae
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Superb Lyrebird lives

Cool forests of southeastern Australia.

🍽️ What it eats

🐛 Insects & bugs80%
🦎 Reptiles & frogs10%
🌰 Seeds & nuts10%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 It can copy chainsaws, camera shutters and other birds perfectly.

Hear the Superb Lyrebird

Recorded by Romuald Mikusek (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC1163848. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Superb Lyrebird

Where does the Superb Lyrebird live?

The Superb Lyrebird lives in Australia. Cool forests of southeastern Australia.

What does the Superb Lyrebird eat?

insects and other small invertebrates (about 80%), reptiles and frogs (about 10%), seeds and nuts (about 10%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Superb Lyrebird endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

More birds from Australia & Oceania

Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.