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Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)

Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti) - Male
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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  • 2012-11-21
    Royal National Park, Australia
    Image from 2012-11-21