Superb lyrebird: Clues from Nature

Question 1 · multiple choice

Choose the habitat that best matches the everyday needs of a Superb lyrebird.

temperate Himalayan forests with bamboo and trees rain forest, wetlands, dry forest, and river margins cool moist forests of southeastern Australia tropical forest edges, grassland, farms, gardens, and towns

Question 2 · multiple choice

A scientist analyses food remains from a Superb lyrebird. Which result is most likely?

small flying insects as adults and aquatic prey as nymphs fruit, leaves, shoots, bark, and some insects mainly leaves, with some fruit and flowers insects, spiders, worms, and other forest-floor invertebrates

Question 3 · multiple choice

Which time-use clue would fit a Superb lyrebird rather than the other choices?

forages mainly by day mainly active at night active mainly at night often feeds when currents concentrate plankton

Question 4 · multiple choice

Which movement pattern makes sense for the body design of a Superb lyrebird?

walks, climbs, swims, and manipulates objects with sensitive front paws runs and scratches on the ground and flies only short distances climbs walls and ceilings with adhesive toe pads flies through water with broad triangular fins

Question 5 · multiple choice

What specialised feature helps a Superb lyrebird solve an everyday survival problem?

dense fibre insulates the body while efficient digestion handles sparse forage salt glands near the eyes remove excess salt from seawater powerful feet rake leaf litter while an elaborate tail supports courtship displays fires a focused jet of water to knock insects from leaves

Question 6 · multiple choice

A field diary describes the early life of a Superb lyrebird. Which entry is correct?

females attach eggs beneath submerged rocks eggs are carried and cleaned by a parent until hatching larvae develop in the sea before young crabs move onto land the female builds a domed nest and raises one chick

Question 7 · multiple choice

Which relationship pattern is normal for a Superb lyrebird?

males display alone while females rear young independently lives in female-led clans with complex social ranks mostly solitary, using scent and droppings to mark areas mostly territorial, though groups gather where food is abundant

Question 8 · multiple choice

Which ecosystem job can be connected to a Superb lyrebird?

controls mosquitoes and other insects in both water and air turns and mixes forest litter while hunting invertebrates spreads large seeds through forest after eating fruit supports algae and moth communities in its fur and recycles canopy nutrients

Question 9 · multiple choice

What protection strategy best matches a Superb lyrebird's body and behaviour?

raises its body, spreads its forelegs, and uses claws when cornered uses camouflage, strength, water escape, and warning growls runs into dense cover and freezes quietly inflates its body and releases toxin when seized

Question 10 · true false

True or False: A superb lyrebird can accurately imitate chainsaws, camera shutters, and calls of many bird species.

True False