The lyrebird belongs to a group called Passiforms. They are found in the Southeastern Australia. It is also featured on the Australian 10 cent coin. There are two species of Lyrebirds. The 'Superb' lyrebird is the size of a rooster and the Albert's lyrebird is much smaller. The bird gets its name because of the shape of its tail. It looks like a musical instrument called the lyre. The tail can be 60 centimetres long when the male is fully grown at 8 years old.

It is a very timid bird as it will run away at the sound of crunching leaves. It has very fine feathers that are yellow black and white. The male will carry his tail low but raises it above its head when showing off in front of female lyrebirds. He will dance for her on a mound of earth that he scrapes together beforehand! It has a wonderful  whistle like a melody when he copies sounds of the forest as he dances. He also copies different bird sounds.
They have long beaks to catch  worms spiders  beetles and insects.