South Australian Superb Fairy-wren
Male, singing
Black-backed Fairy-wren
Male, getting breedng colours
| South Australian Superb Fairy-wren Male, singing | | Black-backed Fairy-wren Male, getting breedng colours | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Chordates (Chordata) - Birds (Aves) | |||
| Order: | Perching Birds (Passeriformes) | ||||
| Family: | Australian Fairy-wren (Maluridae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | South Australian Superb Fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus ssp leggei) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male, eclipse plumage | ||||
Thank you Fubberpish for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found in the Murray Mallee SA, Adelaide Hills, Coastal Areas and possibly elsewhere More formal looking than the splendid; like wearing a grey suit with a black & sky blue scarf and cap. Non-breeding males, juvenile males and females can be hard to differentiate. Adult Males have black beaks, females have orange/red beaks. Kristen Messenger said "males have black eyelashes while females have chestnut". | |||||
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