Purple-backed Fairywren

taken at sapphire central queensland australia

comments (7)

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Beautifully captured Jef - I just love these little wrens in all their variety, some of my favourites of our native birds. Posted 5 years ago
1. Ferdy Christant
  
  Lion
  
  Agreed! Check out a few lined up:
  https://www.jungledragon.com/wildlife/browse/animalia/chordata/aves/passeriformes/maluridae/malurus Posted 5 years ago
2. 1. Ruth Spigelman
    
    Lion
    
    My goodness - an overdose of loveliness! They are just so charming - tiny, winged jewels flitting and flashing through our greenery. I have yet to catch a good shot of one and always appreciate others captures. Posted 5 years ago, modified 5 years ago
  2. Jef braund
    
    Lion
    
    got plenty more shots ...theyre hard to not photograph so cute especially when all together having a cuddle Posted 5 years ago
3. Jef braund
  
  Lion
  
  thanks muchly ruth ...was a beautiful moment as he just flew into frame out of nowhere just wonderful and yes one of my favourites too....glad you enjoyed Posted 5 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

So sweet! Posted 5 years ago
1. Jef braund
  
  Lion
  
  yes a fun bird always great to actually get a good shot Posted 5 years ago

The Purple-backed fairywren

The purple-backed fairywren is a fairywren that is native to Australia. Described by Alfred John North in 1901, it has four recognised subspecies. In a species that exhibits sexual dimorphism, the brightly coloured breeding male has chestnut shoulders and azure crown and ear coverts, while non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, although females of two subspecies have mainly blue-grey plumage. Distributed over much of the Australian continent, the purple-backed.. more

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Similar species: Perching Birds

Species identified by Jef braund