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Wrens, Warblers



Fairy-wrens, Emu-wrens, Grasswrens

Splendid Fairy-wren
(Malurus splendens)
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Splendid Fairy-wren
Splendid Fairy-wren distribution map The male Splendid Fairy-wren is brilliant violet blue with paler blue head. There is a black band through eye and round back of neck, also a black chest band. The female is brownish-grey above and white underneath, She has a tan ring around eye and... Read more >
Superb Fairy-wren
(Malurus cyaneus)
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Superb Fairy-wren
Superb Fairy-wren distribution map The male Superb Fairy-wren has bright breeding plumage with blue and black head, black throat, and grey-white underside. Females and young birds are mostly brown above with a dull reddish area around the eye and a brown bill. Females have a brown... Read more >
Variegated Fairy-wren
(Malurus lamberti)
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Variegated Fairy-wren
Variegated Fairy-wren distribution map The male Variegated Fairy-wren has bright breeding plumage, with blue head with black throat and chest, and reddish shoulder patches. The plumage of non-breeding males, females and young birds is brownish grey. Females in the Northern Territory... Read more >

Pardalotes

Spotted Pardalote
(Pardalotus punctatus)
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Spotted Pardalote
The head, wings and tail of the Spotted Pardalote are black with small white spots. The face and neck are grey and the eyebrow is white. Males have a yellow throat. Females are similar but have less distinct spots and a white throat. Read more >

Scrubwrens, Warblers, Thornbills

White-browed Scrubwren
(Sericornis frontalis)
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White-browed Scrubwren
White-browed Scrubwren distribution map The White-browed Scrubwren is dark olive-brown above, with greyish chest. It has a white eyebrow above the eye, and another white line below the eye. Between these lines is a black eye patch. The underside is grey with reddish tinge. The eye is... Read more >