Malurus cyaneus

2 Superb Fairywren at Killara, VIC

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Identification history

Malurus cyaneus	18 Sep 2023	Darcy
Malurus cyaneus	18 Sep 2023	CarbonAI
Malurus cyaneus	18 Sep 2023	KylieWaldon

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I've seen some weird things in the wild, but this one takes the biscuit. This male fairywren was in the shrubbery with others. Then he swooped down to the ground in a buttercup patch. He came out with this bright yellow buttercup petal and took off with it. To impress the ladies or line the nest? Never seen this behaviour before. A bit bowerbird like!

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8 Abundance
17 Sep 2023 09:17 AM Recorded on
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Birds Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds KylieWaldon Albury, Wodonga NatureMapr

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Malurus cyaneus Scientific name
Superb Fairywren Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1288.2m Recorded at altitude
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