Blue-breasted Fairywren - BirdForum Opus

Photo © by Megan Perkins
Dryandra, Western Australia, November 2007

Non-breeding male
Photo © by peterday
Lincoln National Park, South Australia, April 2021

Female
Photo © by peterday
Lincoln National Park, South Australia, April 2021

Malurus pulcherrimus

Identification

13·5–15 cm (5¼-6 in) Male

• Violet-blue crown, upper back and ear-tufts
• Black lores , nape, collar and lower back

Distribution

Female
Photo by Tiger1
Murchison River, Western Australia, October 2016

Australia: found in south-western Western Australia and Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

Habitat

Dry and semi-arid woodlands, mallee, wattle with shrubby understorey, open sand-plain heaths.

Behaviour

Diet

They are almost entirely insectivorous. Prey items include beetles, weevils, flies, ants and wasps.

Breeding

Monogomous. They may raise up to two broods in the year.

References

1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
2. BF Member observations
3. AvianWeb
4. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved June 2018)

• List of references

Recommended Citation

• BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Blue-breasted Fairywren. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 13 September 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Blue-breasted_Fairywren

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