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The Superb Lyrebird - Song Breakdown

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The Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae) is the arguably the finest songster in the world. Famed for its ability to imitate almost any sound it hears, the Lyrebird has been incorporating the calls of other birds long before adding chainsaws and cameras to its repertoire. In this 7 minute clip taken in Dhurug National Park NSW (Australia), we break down the amazing variety of bird calls a single lyrebird can replicate in its song.
List of species imitated in this recording:
Grey Butcherbird
Laughing Kookaburra
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
Australian King Parrot
Pied Currawong
Little Wattlebird
Satin Bowerbird
Eastern Whipbird
Lewin's Honeyeater
Noisy Friarbird
Crimson Rosella
Grey Shrikethrush
Noisy Miner
White-eared Honeyeater
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo
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Sound Attributions -
Superb Lyrebird -www.xeno-canto.org/368459
Image Attributions -
Grey Butcherbird -www.flickr.com/photos/tgerus/...
Laughing Kookaburra -pixabay.com/photos/laughing-k...
Yellow-faced Honeyeater -commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Australian King Parrot -upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...
Pied Currawong - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Noisy Friarbird -
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Little Wattlebird -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_...
Satin Bowerbird - pixabay.com/photos/satin-bowe...
Eastern Whipbird -
www.flickr.com/photos/kookr/5...
Lewin’s Honeyeater - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...
Grey Shrikethrush -
Noisy Miner - www.flickr.com/photos/1341315...
Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo - www.flickr.com/photos/kookr/9...
White-eared Honeyeater-
commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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@kamilkopacewicz8414 5 лет назад

So basically that's a mixtape

@johnnyaingel5753 4 года назад

LOL so funny and true

@Terror187D 4 года назад

🔥 🔥 🔥

@DavidSantos-ix1hu 3 года назад

Thyine old mixtapes,though in a way I heard a story of a man owning a lyrebird that mimicked his flute music,some say the birds ancestors still play that fire mixtape flute music.

@Slipknot4769 4 года назад

Anyone: "What was that sound?" Me: "Probably a Lyrebird."

@chaoukiyahyati8171 3 года назад

*Do you have any idea of how little that narrows it down*

@pmckenzie732 3 года назад

3 . Bc p0

@SimplyStunningBirds 2 года назад

And even the originals are often fooled! I had the pleasure of enjoying a male lyrebird quite humorously toy with a Lewin's honeyeater just last week at Toolangi State Forest. Great collection of calls and thank you to all of the contributors!

@mattniven6380 5 лет назад

I have one opposite where I live that does car alarms, chainsaws, doorbell lol

@Shadowstar79 5 лет назад

I would play the Star Wars theme all day! or R2d2 sounds. just to let him mimic that... 😁

@mattniven6380 5 лет назад

@@Shadowstar79 lmao

@johnnyaingel5753 4 года назад

@@Shadowstar79 LOL so funny and true i LOVE that IDEA

@michscott380 4 года назад

Oh wow its beautiful bird

@TheRealIndridCold 3 года назад

I'm assuming then that you are in Australia

@kimberleaturner9063 5 лет назад

If anyone is wondering, it sounds like there are also bellbirds in the background of this audio

@birdkind 5 лет назад

You are correct, there was Bellbirds singing in the background of the recording

@theharper1 4 года назад

I love the sound of Bellbirds (or Bell miners)

@Cactustemmy Месяц назад

I’m pretty sure i also heard an eastern whip bird..

@goldenhydreigon4727 5 лет назад

*_He sings the most complex song he can manage._*

@combativeThinker 5 лет назад

Incredible... Ever since I first watched a film of this bird mimicking such sounds as chainsaws, car alarms, camera shutters, car engines, and dynamite explosions, it has held a special place in my heart. Thanks for making this video about it. If I may suggest, perhaps you could do a video about the most spectacular and strange avian mating displays. I wish you all the best and eagerly await your next production.

@birdkind 5 лет назад

Thank you for your comment and we welcome ideas. That would certainly make a good video, we will keep our eyes peeled for usable footage. All the best. Bird kind🦅

@logannaidoo9667 5 лет назад

fantastic memory; fantastic playlist - bird brain has new meaning for me - size does not count -

@connorjancius6193 3 года назад

This bird is just a really good bird comedian who does impressions of other birds in his stand up

@Pantheraleo1545 2 месяца назад

That’s really funny!

@simone222 5 лет назад

The lyrebird is one of nature's precious gifts. ❤️🌳

@rafiq6058 3 года назад

One day grandpa was peacefully sitting in the park under shade of trees. Suddenly a voice rang out "They're behind the trees" And grandpa was never the same again

@spitfirebird Год назад

I absolutely adore these birds. They’re so cool! They basically create a mixtape to impress their mate!

@pandanuscreekfilms6841 5 лет назад

very well done, they are not only visually attractive birds with their own pleasing call but I am sure with that vocal repertoire they could also moonlight on radio shows too!

@birdkind 5 лет назад

Many thanks! I'd certainly tune in

@rogermazzocato9773 5 лет назад

truly amazing unique creature of australia so what natural sound does the lyrebird make

@mattniven6380 5 лет назад

The natural song was interspersed with it's mimicry

@AX-po7ej 5 лет назад

Try 4.25.

@luziferschadenfreudevonhol8487 3 года назад

The best time to catch its natural sound is when they are young, just past the age of chick's before they have learnt to mimic. Once they have learnt to mimic other sounds they mostly use them for mating rituals, but it is not uncommon for them to use it at other times, too. 🙂

@AnonYmous-uw2qm 3 года назад

they are multilingual!!! Is there a human that knows that many 'languages'? wow

@gergs988 5 лет назад

Had one of these making really loud squeaking/clicking noises out the back at 6 AM the other day

@Pantheraleo1545 2 месяца назад

This guy gets around. Bro has friends of all shapes and colors!

@Cactustemmy 11 месяцев назад

This is the most agreeable video ever, but they have quite a scary noise when they go full blown. Also I’ve been lucky enough to see one up close outside me bedroom window

@kidowmer 3 года назад

Simply astounding! Humbling to learn about the superb abilities of birds. Thanks for sharing!

@gkhan05 5 лет назад

Love your work. Thanks so much!

@birdkind 5 лет назад

Many thanks, glad you enjoyed the video

@kathyflorcruz552 5 лет назад

Absolutely stunning! 🏆

@---cn3zh 4 года назад

Your channel is incredibly chill

@patriciahelms8036 2 года назад

Could listen to this lyrebird all day!

@sallynolan5928 2 года назад

Fantastic!

@AlphaStoutland Год назад

Not only are they incredible mimics, but they look insanely unique too! That tail is something else haha I'd love to see one of these things interact with a raven or a starling and have them mimic it, imagine the confusion for both parties 😅

@science617 5 лет назад

Amazing!

@anniemorris5855 3 года назад

Thank you for this beautiful video. It has made a pretty crappy day a lot better. Straight back to taking car trips to my Gran’s in Gosford. About three quaters of the way between Newcastle and Gosford my parents would slow the car a bit and we’d roll down the windows to hear the Bellbirds and Lyrebirds. Thank you so much for a lovely trip down memory lane.

@birdkind 2 года назад

A belated thank you for your comment. I'm glad the video helped bring nostalgia and solace.

@anniemorris5855 2 года назад

@@birdkind it continues to bring joy. Just watched it again. Thank you so much for sharing your wonderful projects.

@AussieBrit 2 года назад

I have all of these birds and many more on my property on the Mid North Coast of NSW except for the noisy miner and the lyrebird itself! I saw a video the other day of a lyrebird at Taronga Zoo perfectly mimicking the sound of a crying baby, it was uncanny! Thank you for all your effort in making these videos. Cheers from Oz! 🦘

@birdkind 2 года назад

What a wonderful place to live. I visited NSW in 2017 and was astounded by the diversity of bird species. Still considering moving there in the future! A belated thank you for the positive feedback.

@Ecotasia 5 лет назад

Need to go out to Australia and see this crazy bird. Great name for a channel by the way.

@birdkind 5 лет назад

Many thanks!

@alanatolstad4824 4 года назад

I was lucky enough to see one in the Taranga Zoo in Sydney. It had picked up a woman making a microphone announcement, among other snags in it's repertoire!

@jagjitsingh45 2 года назад

Incredible

@catman3552 5 лет назад

Amazing all the sounds this bird can make. I came across this bird a couple months ago on youtube,never heard of it till then,wow.

@mrclancymac1 4 года назад

So amazing great video. And great for learning what birds are making the noises at my house

@birdkind 3 года назад

Thank you! They are nature's polyglots

@theharper1 4 года назад

Great recording! I think there's a few more snippets of calls in there, but it's hard to mark them all.

@birdkind 3 года назад

Thank you. I'm sure there are a few we've missed. Being UK based it was quite an endeavour to identify them all.

@BirdinginMalaysia 4 года назад

Amazing 😍

@sheilabarron5532 3 года назад

I don't know but his tail feathers looks like he is about 4 or 5 different birds he has a talent

@edwardlittlefield447 4 года назад

Amazing

@usafman8864 Год назад

When you don't have room in your aviary for every species, this guy knows how to fix that problem.

@FloraSora 3 года назад

I swear there's bird in my front yard that sings crazy songs like this and it is simply beautiful.

@Gman1044 Год назад

Could be a Grey Butcherbird. They are great mimics as well but fairly quite, like they are singing to themselves. Magpies mimic also but not as much as Butcherbirds.

@namedrop721 Год назад

If you live in the US it’s likely a mockingbird they have similar massive repertoires

@sharonvanrensburg936 5 лет назад

Thank you so much!

@birdkind 5 лет назад

You're very welcome

@kristantianri6596 3 года назад

I love love the insets of the diffent birds too valuable!

@jammer4578 5 лет назад

Please do the mockingbird too!!

@birdkind 5 лет назад

We shall certainly consider it. Thank you for your suggestion

@gregh4284 4 года назад

I heard a mockingbird outside my window do a version of a Jethro Tull song. It was strange but good.

@birdwatchinglife 4 года назад

fabulous video and bird

@birdkind 3 года назад

Thank you

@omerhasquinto2151 4 года назад

Very good. :D

@nickrider5220 3 года назад

It's funny we humans look for artificial ways to entertain ourselves, yet the natural world is far more interesting than anything we can come up with, the Lyrebird is a great case in point !

@patriciahelms8036 3 года назад

Love it's natural song! But, what a ham! Could listen to this lyrebird all day!!

@elizabethsnyder_baldonado39 5 лет назад

What a WONDROUS bird this is... I want to move into it's tree. Or shrubbery. Or... something. 🤩

@georgehastings2263 3 года назад

Basically Lyre birds lives on the ground. They will fly when threaten

@elizabethsnyder_baldonado39 3 года назад

@@georgehastings2263 I used to fly when threatened, myself... til I got too freakin' OOOOOLD!!!!!😫

@bennysarafa6774 3 года назад

I smile when the superb lyrebird imitates the little wattlebird.

@vidviewer100 Год назад

This is great as I've often wondered what is the Lyre's natural call and other bird imitation apart from the obvious ones like Whipbird and Kookaburra and a few others

@bread_box_6284 3 года назад

I FVCKING LOVE LYREBIRDS

@WonderMagician 5 лет назад

WOW...thank you for sharing!

@birdkind 5 лет назад

You're welcome!

@sousaikounin7944 3 года назад

Why his natural sound looks like when you are trying to change the channel of a very old radio lmao

@lauralanham6178 5 лет назад

Like our mockingbird.

@ryansmith-sounddesigner7831 2 года назад

Wonder if we can memorize some birds that the northern mockingbird mimics from? The only birds that I recognize from it’s vocal repertoire are scrub-jays, western tanager, and a killdeer. It can be very difficult to memorize birdsong that many mockingbirds or thrashers (Mimidae) would imitate. Pretty much the same can apply for the lyrebird. I’m amazed that you manage to breakdown it’s song to hear what birds the lyrebird imitates.

@ryansmith-sounddesigner7831 2 года назад

That can apply to starlings too. No idea why I forgot to include them.

@Pinkielover 5 лет назад

someone teach it to do raptor calls from jurrasic park

@kaylouisecook366 4 года назад

just find one and play sounds & they'll mimic anything! The trick is to FIND one in the 1st place!

@rolloxra670 3 года назад

That would be awesome 😂

@nicki_mustaine 2 года назад

It can recreate an entire forest of sounds

@mirianoporto6355 Год назад

Cool soo loud

@Limara64 3 года назад

Can I hear Bell Birds in the background. I think that’s what I was told when I was last there in the old days of travel. Love to you ALL out there. ♥️🤗❤️🤗

@jamesgleeson6538 2 года назад

The bellbird is so cool, from quite a small bird amazes me that sound travels so clearly in the bush.

@pokemonadventures94 Год назад

I ❤ birds

@Gaia369 3 месяца назад

Pure sound bath

@theharper1 4 года назад

I've also heard Crescent Honeyeaters, Yellow throated Scrubwrens and Magpies mimic, but nothing beats the two species of Lyrebird.

@irissayshi 3 года назад

I watched a magpie cycle through a repertoire of calls this summer. I don't know enough to know what all birds it was mimicking, but I was blown away by how many different sounds it made, I wish I had a recording of it. If I hadn't seen it, I would have thought the sounds were coming from different birds for sure

@BradSouthon-op8si Год назад

Where the fighting in Papua New Guinea was fierce there are Lyer birds to this day still mimic the Bren and Nambu machine guns. From a SAS soldier who trained there, they were training between tours in Vietnam and when the lier birds let rip he said guys flew everywhere looking to join the fight.

@bigred8438 4 года назад

A few of those around the 4 minute mark were slightly off, but an astounding effort to get the correct photos posted of the birds being imitated.

@birdkind 4 года назад

Many thanks for your comment, it was quite an endeavour. Which species were off around the 4 minute mark?

@franciscocepeda8416 4 года назад

Even though i've heard it before from other shorter videos it would've been for this LONGER video to actually show VIDEO of what this bird can do for the delight of viewers

@allslateparfitt5986 4 года назад

When I was 11 I drew a mock up version of this bird and called him the O-no bird. Now 36 years later you can hear this creature audibly say my name

@maem7636 5 лет назад

⏪⬜⏩⚜👍👍⚜⏪⬜⏩ " Thanks, Close Encounters of the Bird Kind, for sharing this with your viewers; I enjoy hearing this gift from God ! " ⏪💙⏩

@Terror187D 4 года назад

Didnt know they had their own song till now.

@valoksein Год назад

2:58 - Little Wattlebird, Noisy Miner

@paulettemaximun2505 5 лет назад

Thanks. . .. that is great... thanks friend of the Universe

@birdkind 5 лет назад

You're welcome!

@itsenzo3000 3 года назад

Wolfgang Gartner of birds!

@user-cu5gd2xy2f 5 месяцев назад

im a huge but young bird lover, to bird kind... whats your opinion on palm cockatoos?

@denvan3143 Год назад

Dat boid is supoib. 👌

@RickJames-mo1hw 3 месяца назад

Can anyone help me understand why I am hearing a different being say my name, "John Parfitt", on multiple occasions like 00:02:11, etc?

@martinhand9537 Год назад

Went looking for one this morning but no joy around the 1,000 steps.

@guerillabeatz8517 Год назад

Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer like Serum VST in Nature!

@diannehogan7605 3 года назад

1:03 sounded like a Rufous Whistler. 2:45 sounded like a Grey Crowned Babbler

@cillyhoney1892 3 года назад

Noisy friarbird looks like a skeksis.

@dragonslayter807 3 года назад

I can literally hear a grumbly voice saying my name in this video multiple times. Clearly "john parfitt" is audible especially at 2:12. Can anyone confirm what is being said in the background at 2:12, 6:03 & 6:20 something?

@JenniferIngrey 2 года назад

I don't hear what you're hearing. Just sounds like a satin bowerbird to me. They're a bit grumbly sounding.

@user-cu5gd2xy2f 5 месяцев назад

and accually, that laser sound lyrebirds do was before the manmade sounds, i belive it got passed down from ancient lyrebirds hearing that sound, maybye it was from a lightning strke or something?

@kevlarkittens 3 года назад

seems like a fun way to give a quiz to ornithology students

@yotsuball 3 года назад

Is this the one with the 1930s flute player who passed down songs from lyrebird generation to generation

@nagataromain 5 лет назад

Hi, do you record all of these sounds ?

@birdkind 5 лет назад

All our bird sounds are sourced from www.xeno-canto.org

@annadu6449 4 года назад

how to figure out his natural sound?

@birdkind 4 года назад

It's an educated guess based on the fact it does not resemble any species in the locality.

@travelsrilanka1354 3 года назад

👍👍👍👍👍😍🇱🇰

@oscargruber8582 Год назад

So this bird is basically like a radio interference for bird calls

@Krabadaque 3 года назад

"I bought myself a liar bird" (Andy Partridge, XTC)

@tomvice 3 года назад

I want one, i'd make it learn dubstep beats

@cjw9257 4 года назад

Can imitate all other birds

@cjw9257 4 года назад

The superpurb lyrebird

@allstarpterosaur850 5 лет назад

Blue jays are also great copycats, in that they'll imitate hawk calls. Scientists aren’t sure the exact reason why blue jays do that. I have 2 hypotheses: 1. It’s a way of scaring birds that have eggs or chicks away from their nests so the blue jay can snatch a chick or egg. Blue jays are notorious nest raiders, and will snag an egg and even a chick, whenever they get the chance. But hawks are deadlier than blue jays, so imitating the call of a powerful bird predator is a rather sure fire way to scare a nesting bird off its nest. However, blue jays will also raid nests when the parent birds are off feeding. So in order to get to a meal quickly, the blue jay needs a way to get the parents away from the nest without using violence, for most animals try to avoid risking injury. That’s where those hawk imitations probably come into hand. 2. It’s a relatively risk-free way to scare birds away from a meal. Blue jays are rather belligerent, in that they'll chase smaller birds away from feeders. But sometimes, a smaller bird may fight back, and a bird as small and lightly built as a blue jay is pretty much doomed if it gets injured. But hawks are something no songbird wants to fight back against during an initial attack. So, blue jays might mimic the calls of hawks to get birds at a feeder to flee and give the blue jay a chance to grab a bite.

@endy8411 2 года назад

Except we're missing other sounds it can mimic...

@johnnyaingel5753 4 года назад

It should have been called the MIMIC BIRD for everything that it listens to

@shootfromthehip9043 3 года назад

This bird is called the lyrebird not for its mimicry but for is tale. When it does a mating dance it fans out its tale feathers which actually resembles a lyre. ( an old fashion string instrument.) Henze lyre bird not liar bird.

@deandannoun8100 Год назад

It would be good if they were in Africa and imitating or mimicking lions , elephants and monkeys sounds , that would be a blast

@valoksein Год назад

3:28

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@-99K 3 года назад

Hey, I have a video in my channel with a bird's voice. This bird that I have been looking for for 15 years and have not found a name, a picture or even a video that appears with the first sound in the video. If you know the type of this bird, tell me

@birdkind 3 года назад

Roughly where was the video taken? Will help to narrow down possible species

@-99K 3 года назад

@@birdkind I heard the sound of this bird the first time. It was in Crash Bandicoot 2, the PS1. Years later I did not find a picture or name for it, but I did find people who put this bird's sound on clips. By installing the sound of this clip, but I am amazed that I did not find a trace of it in nature or even bird clips and documentaries of the bird world, I hope to know this bird

@birdkind 3 года назад

@@-99K @ْAfter listening to the video on your channel again, the bird in the foreground sounds like a Western Meadowlark, listen here for an example: (www.xeno-canto.org/544026)There is also a brief call from a Red-winged Blackbird I think, and then the clip finishes with the sound of a Mourning Dove.

@-99K 3 года назад

@@birdkind The sound in the introduction is similar, but upon launching the second tweet, I noticed the difference and the flying sound I am looking for is bigger than Western Meadowlark and the link says Not Found

@birdkind 3 года назад

@@-99K The launch of the second part of the song is the Red-winged Blackbird I think. I reckon you are hearing two different species singing together