Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)

Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti) - Male
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Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti) - Male
About Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Perching Birds
- Family: Fairywrens and Allies
The variegated fairywren is a fairywren that lives in eastern Australia. As a species that exhibits sexual dimorphism, the brightly coloured breeding male has chestnut shoulders and azure crown and ear coverts, while non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, although females of two subspecies have mainly blue-grey plumage.
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2012-11-21Royal National Park, Australia