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Menura novaehollandiae · Family Menuridae

Menura novaehollandiae

Family Menuridae

Order
Passeriformes
Family
Menuridae
GBIF occurrence records
148,580
Countries and territories with records
4
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About this species

This species has 148,580 occurrence records from 4 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Australia accounts for 99.9% of the records; no other country or territory reaches 1%. In Australia, this species accounts for 0.14% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Menura novaehollandiae combines the genus name Menura with the species epithet novaehollandiae. The Warbla app catalog lists one other species of the genus Menura: Menura alberti.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 2 species of the family Menuridae. This species has the most records among them. Its record count is 1.8 times the family average (80,760). The family Menuridae belongs to the order Passeriformes, which has 6,193 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the order Passeriformes

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