Superb Fairy-wrens form family groups that co-operate to raise young in a single nest. They mainly eat insects, but also some seeds and fruit, and forage in groups.

Males: during the breeding season, upper half of the body is black with bright blue patches on the top of the head, beneath the eyes and around the neck; lower half white. Chest black with a blue-black patch. Have a drab eclipse plumage after the breeding season. Females and young birds: light brown bodies; dull red-orange around the eye.

At a glance

Habitat Areas with thick undergrowth
Size Bill to tail length is up to 15 cm
Origin Native
Distribution South-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Descriptions
Distribution
South-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
Habitat
Areas with thick undergrowth
Size
Bill to tail length is up to 15 cm
Common Name Superb Fairy-Wren
Aliases No Known Aliases
Origin Native
Conservation Least Concern
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Classification

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
SuperclassGnathostomata
ClassAves
OrderPasseriformes
SuborderPasseri
InfraorderPasserida
FamilyMaluridae
GenusMalurus
SpeciesMalurus cyaneus
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