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The rarer of the two species of Lyrebird s, Albert's Lyrebird, ''Menura alberti'' is a Pheasant -sized bird, up to 90cm long, with brown upper body plumage and rich chestnut below. It is very similar with the Superb Lyrebird in its habits. This bird also mimics other species sounds. Unlike the Superb Lyrebird , this species lacks the elegant Lyre -shaped tail feathers. It also build platforms by trampling down dense vegetation for courtship display instead of scratch up mounds. Named after Prince Albert , the Prince Consort of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom , Albert's Lyrebird inhabits and Endemic to Subtropical rainforest of Australia , in small area near border of New South Wales and Queensland . Ongoing habitat lost on this restricted range species gives Albert's Lyrebird its Vulnerable status on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. EXTERNAL LINKS
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