Red-winged Fairy-wren (species: Malurus (Malurus) elegans) in Queensland Central Highlands (Gaia Guide)
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Malurus (Malurus) elegans
Red-winged Fairy-wren


©Cas Liber: Red-winged Fairy-wren (Malurus (Malurus) elegans) male in breeding plumage

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Passeriformes
Family Maluridae
Genus Malurus
Species Malurus (Malurus) elegans
Status least concern

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Colours

                        

Distinguishing features

The male adopts a brilliantly coloured breeding plumage, with an iridescent silvery-blue crown, ear coverts and upper back, red shoulders, contrasting with a black throat, grey-brown tail and wings and pale underparts. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, though males may bear isolated blue and black feathers (Wikipedia).

Size

  • Up to 15 cm (Length of specimen)

Weight

  • Up to 0.011 kg

Wingspan

  • Wingspan data is not yet available.

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Distribution


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