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Malurus cyaneus

2 Superb Fairywren at Killara, VIC

Malurus cyaneus at Killara, VIC - 17 Sep 2023
Malurus cyaneus at Killara, VIC - 17 Sep 2023
Malurus cyaneus at Killara, VIC - 17 Sep 2023
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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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Corvus coronoides (Australian Raven) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Ranunculus repens (Creeping Buttercup) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Killara, VIC - 16 Sep 2023 by KylieWaldon
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon
Eolophus roseicapilla (Galah) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon
Diplacodes melanopsis (Black-faced Percher) at Killara, VIC - 27 Jan 2023 by KylieWaldon
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Killara, VIC - 8 Jun 2022 by ChrisAllen
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Killara, VIC - 28 May 2022 by ChrisAllen
Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Common Ringtail Possum) at Killara, VIC - 28 May 2022 by ChrisAllen
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Killara, VIC - 10 May 2022 by ChrisAllen
Trichoglossus moluccanus (Rainbow Lorikeet) at Killara, VIC - 18 Feb 2022 by KylieWaldon
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 6 Oct 2021 by Darcy
Neochmia temporalis (Red-browed Finch) at Killara, VIC - 6 Oct 2021 by Darcy
Rhipidura albiscapa (Grey Fantail) at Killara, VIC - 6 Oct 2021 by Darcy
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Killara, VIC - 5 Oct 2021 by DMeco
Polistes (Polistella) humilis (Common Paper Wasp) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Paropsis augusta (A eucalypt leaf beetle) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Thynninae (subfamily) (Smooth flower wasp) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Vanessa kershawi (Australian Painted Lady) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Acacia melanoxylon (Blackwood) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Acacia pravissima (Wedge-leaved Wattle, Ovens Wattle) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Acacia paradoxa (Kangaroo Thorn) at Killara, VIC - 10 Sep 2021 by Kyliegw
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Killara, VIC - 5 May 2021 by DMeco
Utetheisa (genus) (A tiger moth) at Killara, VIC - 6 Mar 2021 by Kyliegw
Kunzea ericoides (Burgan) at Killara, VIC - 21 Nov 2020 by Kyliegw
Trichosurus vulpecula (Common Brushtail Possum) at Killara, VIC - 4 Jan 2016 by DMeco

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Species information

  • Malurus cyaneus Scientific name
  • Superb Fairywren Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local Native
  • Non-Invasive

Sighting information

  • 8 Abundance
  • 17 Sep 2023 09:17 AM Recorded on
  • KylieWaldon Recorded by

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