Cover artist When it comes to music covers, the male lyrebird has a song list that would make any cover artist envious. And according to researchers at the Australian National University, the lyrebird ...

If you're out bushwalking at this time of the year, don't be surprised if you hear an especially piercing bird call, followed by a wave of more familiar songs. It's probably a lyrebird going through ...

Just like many contemporary bands, lyrebirds don't mind doing covers of some classic performers, such as the grey shrike thrush. To find out how good superb lyrebirds are, Australian National ...

The grey shrike-thrush has a varied, rich and melodious voice which has a song repertoire of many different calls and is possibly the most tuneful of our songbirds. Have a listen to its song on ...

But they aren't innately talented, it takes years of practice to perfectly copy other birds. The new study set out to establish how accurate lyrebirds are and discovered the males imitate up to 25 ...