Malurus cyaneus
Superb Fairywren at Fyshwick, ACT
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| Malurus cyaneus | natureguy | 9 Oct 2018 | |
| Malurus cyaneus | JonSteinbeck | 8 Oct 2018 |
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I saw a number of male Superb Fairy-wrens, as well females, with the males resplendent in their blue plumage. They were normally in pairs, predominantly in the shrubbery lining the cycle path. They were making their short, sharp, rasping-like calls, very rarely staying still in one place. The males would often go to the highest point of the shrubbery they were in to make their calls. The females stayed lower down in the shrubs.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.164448-35.309933
- Altitude 550.0m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 6 Abundance
- 7 Oct 2018 08:34 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
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- BIrdsinCanberra Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Malurus cyaneus Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Malurus cyaneus Scientific name
- Superb Fairywren Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1329m Recorded at altitude
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Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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