Watch a video mimicking the sound of birds here
The video shows the Australian bird mimicking sounds of various other birds. What’s more surprising is its ability to mimic man-made noises.
With their skills to mimic voices, Lyrebird has always left humans curious and amazed. For years, these birds are known for mimicking various sounds.
Similar news has left the netizens amazed once again, after a fascinating video of a Lyrebird went viral on the Internet. The video shows the Australian bird mimicking sounds of various other birds. What’s more surprising is its ability to mimic man-made noises.
On a spring morning, you might hear the melodies of songbirds looking for a mate. Most songbirds listen to their parents and mimic them — pretty much the same way humans do. However, some types of birds learn other noises and repeat them — even human noises.
That’s exactly what the lyrebird does. It copies what it hears.
Not only was this male lyrebird born with a beautiful voice, but he uses those killer pipes (and funky feathers) to attract a mate by copying what he hears. He’s so darn good at singing the songs of other birds that he tricks females from different species into coming to check him out. Rawr!
How do we know?
There was a time in the not-so-distant past when the lyrebird probably had never seen a human. But now, humans are part of the bird’s daily life. In fact, the lyrebird is learning to mimic us!
You see, when the bird wants to show off to a potential mate, he incorporates other sounds he hears in the forest. For example, at 1:52 in this video from BBC Worldwide, he mimics a camera shutter. (Cute, right?) At 2:12, he steps up his badass mating game and adds a camera with a motor drive. A car alarm comes in at 2:20.
But the biggest shocker of all comes at 2:30