Lyrebird, 2023

Lyrebird A male Superb Lyrebird catching the sun looks half expectantly at the viewer. The Superb Lyrebird is found in areas of rainforest in Victoria, New South Wales, and south-east Queensland. It can also be found in Tasmania where it was introduced in the 19th Century. Climate change has dried areas of the rainforest not previously affected by forest fires. The 2019 - 2020 forest fires saw the destruction of vast swathes of the Superb Lyrebird's habitat, it is estimated that around fifty percent has been impacted. Superb Lyrebirds rake the forest floor to find their food and in doing so they reduce leaf litter by about one third. This in turn reduces the fuel for forest fires so their decline potentially compounds future fire risks.