Malurus cyaneus
Superb Fairywren at Penrose, NSW
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| Malurus cyaneus | BLSHFour | 21 Dec 2019 | |
| Malurus cyaneus | Aussiegall | 21 Dec 2019 |
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User's notes
Male and female observed. They built a nest in the Port wine magnolia but no sign of babies so I feel the bird may have been attacked by a larger bird
2 comments
21 Dec 2019
The above comment is not significant. This bird is extremely disloyal to its partner and both mate with each other and other birds in the area and the female lays eggs in her own nest and any other available nest. It is an example of indiscriminate breeding and gene pool dissemination common in birds.
Location information
- Coordinates 150.212406-34.682778
- Places Penrose, NSW
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 29 Oct 2019 02:35 PM Recorded on
- Aussiegall Recorded by
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- Aussiegall Southern Highlands NatureMapr Malurus cyaneus Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds Birds
Species information
- Malurus cyaneus Scientific name
- Superb Fairywren Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1329m Recorded at altitude
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