Malurus
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Malurus is a genus of passerine birds in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.
Superb fairywren male South Bruny
Emperor Fairywren male 0A2A1576
Lovely fairywren portland 08
Variegated fairy wren
Superb fairywren
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The superb fairywren is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae, and is common and familiar across south-eastern Australia. It is a sedentary and territorial species, also exhibiti
Malurus
…The genus Malurus was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist Louis Vieillot to accommodate a single species, Motacilla cyanea Latham, the superb fairywren. This is the type species. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek μαλος/malos meaning "soft" or "delicate" with ουρα/oura meaning "tail". The genus…
Malurus cyaneus cyanochlamys
Female superb fairy wren edit 1
A pair in Ensay, Victoria, Australia
An immature male in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Young males usually develop a dark bill and blue tail before their first winter.