Black harness through eye, around the cheeks and back of head, connecting to a band around the breast. Bobbing seahorse flights are common as males leave territories they have intruded into.īright Male Plumage: Head, shoulder, breast bright royal-blue. Males can be seen wooing extra-pair females, presenting yellow or purple flower-petals and fanning their cheek feathers out to potential mates. callanius in the center of the country, and M. The Splendid Fairywren is divided into three subspecies, M. They have a large range, found throughout eastern, central, and western Australia in mallee eucalyptus woodlands. Splendid fairywrens are bold, brilliantly plumed birds that are often found perched high on a bare branch surveying their territories. Tail brown throughout most of range, becoming slightly bluer in southeastern South Australia. Tail is deep blue.ĭull Male Plumage: Brown back with white breast and belly.To distinguish from female, look for black bill and lack of rufous-brown eye lores.įemale and Juvenile Plumage: Plumage as dull male except rufous-brown eye lores that extend from bill of same color. Intermediate Plumage: Brown plumage interspersed with bright plumage all over body, especially on head. Upper back is pale blue, bill and lower back are black. Deep blue breast and throat are ringed by black. This charismatic species is as likely to be found in back gardens and botanical gardens as it is on vegetated roadsides throughout south-eastern Australia.īright Male Plumage: Pale blue top of head and cheeks separated by a stripe of black that runs through the eye and around the nape of the neck. Known and loved by Australians and gift-shop-visiting tourists alike, Superb Fairywrens may be one of Australia’s most well-known birds.
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