Red Wing Fairy Wren

Red Wing Fairy Wren. Redwinged Fairywren (Malurus elegans) Taken at Lake Sepp… Flickr The Red-winged Fairywren (Malurus elegans) is a passerine bird, a member of the Australasian wren family, Maluridae Small bird with a very long blue-gray tail held cocked, found in wet areas with dense vegetation in southwestern Western Australia

Redwinged Fairywren (Malurus elegans)
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It is the largest of the fairywrens, measuring 15 cm in length and weighing between 8-11 grams. melanocephalus in the east, split by the Carpentarian Barrier

Redwinged Fairywren (Malurus elegans)

It is the largest of the fairywrens, measuring 15 cm in length and weighing between 8-11 grams. Small bird with a very long blue-gray tail held cocked, found in wet areas with dense vegetation in southwestern Western Australia Near-lateral view of a male Red-winged Fairy-wren with its wings and tail fanned, ready for take-off (photo courtesy of J

One of my favourite Wrens,male Red winged Fairy Wren..East of Perth Animals, Birds, Male. melanocephalus in the east, split by the Carpentarian Barrier It is the largest of the fairywrens, measuring 15 cm in length and weighing between 8-11 grams.

Redwinged Fairywren Malurus elegans. Exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism, the male adopts a brilliantly coloured breeding plumage, with an iridescent silvery-blue crown, ear coverts and upper back, red shoulders. Female grayish brown overall, with paler underparts, warm brown upperwings, long blue-gray tail, rufous lores, and black bill.