Malurus cyaneus

Superb Fairywren at Deakin, ACT

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Identification history

	Malurus cyaneus	2 Dec 2019	Illilanga
	Malurus cyaneus	30 Nov 2019	JonSteinbeck

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A group of Superb Fairy-wrens were in a grove of tightly-packed small trees around what is usually a run-off stream from where the water tanks are but the stream was completely dry. The fairy-wrens were in a thicket but the male stood out, often coming to the top branches of the thicket or to the ground away from cover. There were at least two females in the group. They were feeding, with a female catching a fly as big as its beak, but it was still able to eat it.

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Location information

Coordinates 149.103993 -35.326043
Altitude 650.0m
Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
Places Deakin, ACT

Sighting information

3 Abundance
24 Nov 2019 08:51 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
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