Field guide

Superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus, LC)

Superb fairy-wren

Breeding males show iridescent blue and black plumage against grey-brown females, roughly 14 centimetres long. Found in dense undergrowth across southeastern Australia. Breeds cooperatively in small groups, and males court females by presenting plucked yellow petals.

Taxonomy

Kingdom / phylum / class
Animalia · Chordata · Aves
Order / family / genus
Passeriformes · Maluridae · Malurus

Conservation

Least concern

· LC

Widespread and abundant taxa.

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