Malurus cyaneus

1 Superb Fairywren at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Malurus cyaneus	25 Nov 2018	ChrisDavey
	Malurus cyaneus	25 Nov 2018	JonSteinbeck

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They were being active in some shrubs and low trees. There was a lot of shadow as the sun was still rising. Occasionally the birds would hop into a brighter spot where I could photograph them. I was especially focussed on the male in his fine blue plumage.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.099982 -35.323982
Altitude 620.0m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Deakin, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
24 Nov 2018 07:40 AM Recorded on
JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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Species information

Malurus cyaneus Scientific name
Superb Fairywren Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1288.2m Recorded at altitude
1341 images trained Machine learning
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