Menura novaehollandiae (Superb Lyrebird)

Superb Lyrebird

Dutch: Grote Liervogel

Order: Passeriformes
Family: Menuridae
Genus: Menura
Species: Menura novaehollandiae




Many thanks to the Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt, for allowing us to photograph this specimen.

Side, top and bottom view of skull. (Click on image to enlarge)

Length: 90 mm
Length cranium: 51 mm
Width (cranium): 34 mm
Height (cranium): 32 mm
Alternative names: Graurücken-Leierschwanz (German), Ménure superbe (French), Ave-lira Soberbia (Spanish)


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