This synchronised picture and sound record of the territorial calls and display of the lyrebird was produced to help the Division of Wildlife Research to correlate the bird’s throat and beak movements with the sound produced.
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ACMI Identifier
312927
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Animal locomotion
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Anatomy
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Australia
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Physiology
Animals & Wildlife → Lyrebirds
Animals & Wildlife → Nature study
Animals & Wildlife → Wildlife - Research
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)