Albert's Lyrebird
Menura alberti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyMenuridae (Lyrebirds)
- GenusMenura (Lyrebirds)
- SpeciesMenura alberti (Albert's Lyrebird)
Albert's lyrebird (Menura alberti), sometimes known as the northern lyrebird, 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. The total population of Albert's lyrebirds was estimated at only 3,500 breeding birds in 2000, with one of the smallest distributional ranges of any bird on the continent. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Albert's Lyrebird sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Springbrook National Park
Lewin's Honeyeater
Meliphaga lewinii
Eastern Whipbird
Psophodes olivaceus
Eastern Yellow Robin
Eopsaltria australis
Pied Currawong
Strepera graculina
Brown Thornbill
Acanthiza pusilla
White-throated Treecreeper
Cormobates leucophaea
White-browed Scrubwren
Sericornis frontalis
Grey Fantail
Rhipidura albiscapa
Golden Whistler
Pachycephala pectoralis
Gray Shrikethrush
Colluricincla harmonica
Australian Magpie
Gymnorhina tibicen
Large-billed Scrubwren
Sericornis magnirostra
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamington National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Springbrook National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Albert's Lyrebird in Springbrook National Park?
About 12% of wildlife watchers report a Albert's Lyrebird sighting in Springbrook National Park, based on 27 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Albert's Lyrebird in Springbrook National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Albert's Lyrebird in Springbrook National Park in our monthly data.