Purple-crowned fairywren
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The purple-crowned fairywren is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is the largest of the twelve species in the genus Malurus and is endemic to northern Australia. The spe
An illustration of purple-crowned fairywrens by H. C. Richter in The Birds of Australia, 1840–1848
Male and female purple-crowned fairywren (subspecies macgillivrayi)
Crown of the male purple-crowned fairywren (subspecies macgillivrayi)
Red-backed fairywren
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The red-backed fairywren is a species of passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is endemic to Australia and can be found near rivers and coastal areas along the northern and eas
Red backed Fairy wren
Female Red backed Fairywren samsonvale
Male in flight
Eclipse plumage of male