Editing Lyrebird (section)

==Status and conservation==
Until the [[2019–2020 Australian bushfire season]], superb lyrebirds were not considered threatened in the short to medium term. Concern has since grown as early analyses have shown the extent of destruction of the lyrebird's preferred wet-forest habitats, which in less intense previous bushfire seasons have been spared, in large part due to their moisture content.<ref name="abc_20191206">{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-27/bushfires-devastate-ancient-forests-and-rare-wildlife/11733956 |title=Bushfires devastate rare and enchanting wildlife as 'permanently wet' forests burn for first time |last=Arnold |first=Ann |date=6 December 2019 |publisher=ABC News |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200120175714/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-11-27/bushfires-devastate-ancient-forests-and-rare-wildlife/11733956 |archive-date=20 January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Albert's lyrebird has a very restricted habitat and had been listed as [[vulnerable species|vulnerable]] by the [[IUCN]], but because the species and its habitat were carefully managed, the species was re-assessed to [[near threatened]] in 2009.<ref name="IUCN Albert">{{cite web|last=BirdLife International|author-link=BirdLife International|title=''Menura alberti''|url=http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/106005161/0|work=IUCN Red List|publisher=IUCN|access-date=18 November 2011|year=2009}}</ref> The superb lyrebird had already been seriously threatened by [[habitat destruction]] in the past. Its population had since recovered, but the 2019–2020 bushfires damaged much of its habitat, which may lead to a reclassification of its status from "common" to "threatened".<ref name="guardian_20200124">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/24/lyrebird-threatened-species-scale-bird-habitat-bushfires-emerges |title=Lyrebird may join threatened species, as scale of bird habitat lost to bushfires emerges |last=Morton |first=Adam |date=24 January 2020 |website=The Guardian |access-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124104235/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/24/lyrebird-threatened-species-scale-bird-habitat-bushfires-emerges |archive-date=24 January 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> Beyond this new threat are the long-term vulnerabilities to predation by [[cat]]s and [[fox]]es, as well as human population pressure on its habitat.<ref name = "HBW"/>