Superb lyrebird imitates an electronic game
1987
Superb lyrebird imitates an electronic game
1987
Lyrebirds are great mimics, copying many sounds in their environment. In nature this consists predominantly of other birds but, in rare circumstances, their calls reflect the human impact on their environment. In this recording the lyrebird's call resembles an electronic game.
Greg Wignell recorded Chook, a Superb Lyrebird, at Healesville, Victoria for ABC TV in 1987. The original recordings are in the ABC's natural history audio collection at Ripponlea in Melbourne.
CREDITS
Sound recordist Greg Wignell
Lyrebirds are great mimics, copying many sounds in their environment. In nature this consists predominantly of other birds but, in rare circumstances, their calls reflect the human impact on their environment. In this recording the lyrebird's call resembles an electronic game.
Greg Wignell recorded Chook, a Superb Lyrebird, at Healesville, Victoria for ABC TV in 1987. The original recordings are in the ABC's natural history audio collection at Ripponlea in Melbourne.
CREDITS
Sound recordist Greg Wignell
- Sound recordistGreg Wignell
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