lyrebirdLab Research IN ACTION

Podcasts and radio
Lyrebirds trick mates into staying in bed 2021 - The Naked Scientists
Male Lyrebirds Lie To Get Sex 2021 - Scientific American 60-Second Science
The superb lyrebird 2019 - Mongabay
Täuschende töne: karaoke im federkleid (Deceptive tones: karaoke in plumage) - WDR  West German Broadcasting Cologne
Books
​2020 The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent, and Think By Jennifer Ackerman
​2017 Bird Brains: The Wild & Wacky World of Birds By Jeremy Hyman, illustrated by Haude Levesque
News media
Male lyrebirds resort to artful deception in the pursuit of procreation - The Guardian
​Mimic tricks the birds by offering sex or death - The Times
Lyrebirds may mimic sound of 'mobbing' flock of birds to trick females into mating - ABC Science
UOW study reveals how male lyrebird uses deceit to lure a mate - Illawarra Mercury
​Song from the heart a clever ruse - The Australian
​The female lyrebird has her own repertoire of songs - Blue Mountains Gazette
Science media
A single male lyrebird can mimic the sound of an entire flock - Science News
Male lyrebirds mimic mobbing flocks when having sex - Science
Liar lyre: male lyrebirds try to get more sex with frightening falsehoods - Nature research highlights
Lady lyrebirds have a voice too - Audubon Magazine
Female lyrebirds step into the spotlight with their extraordinary mimicry - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Birds do impressions: it’s time to take them seriously -  New Scientist
Australian bird moves like Jagger and sounds like space invaders - Wired
The Arts
Why Birds Sing Aurora Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall (London) 24th September 2017
The Great Animal Orchestra Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain’s exhibition (Paris) 2016-17
The Magic Voice by Lucy Stevens (Leicester) 2013-14
Kids media
Mimicking lyrebirds podcast 2019 -  Noisy by Nature,  ABC Kids Listen
Mystery sound extravaganza 2018  - Brains On, American Public Media
Educational resources
All About Birds: Fancy Males - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Forest classroom - Parks Victoria, Australia
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