Campbell's Fairywren (Chenorhamphus campbelli)
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Campbell's Fairywren

Chenorhamphus campbelli (Schodde & Weatherly, 1982)

12 gWeight

Campbell's fairywren (Chenorhamphus campbelli) is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae.

Most records: Papua New Guinea

Where and when it's recorded

Most records: Papua New Guinea

Campbell's Fairywren has been recorded at 5 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

  1. Kwatu LodgePapua New Guinea15 records
  2. Elevala RiverPapua New Guinea10 records
  3. Tabubil-Kiunga Rd – Km 17Papua New Guinea10 records
More places
  1. Elevala and Ketu RiversPapua New Guinea9 records
  2. Elevala River – between Fly River and Ketu RiverPapua New Guinea1 record

Countries and regions with the most records

Papua New Guinea

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

Campbell's fairywren (Chenorhamphus campbelli) is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is found in New Guinea. It is found in south-central and south-eastern New Guinea in its natural habitat of subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.

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Questions

How big is the Campbell's Fairywren?

The Campbell's Fairywren weighs around 12 g.

Where does the Campbell's Fairywren live?

Its breeding range: Australasia: central sector of southern lowland New Guinea. It is most often recorded in Papua New Guinea.

What does the Campbell's Fairywren eat?

Main food: Insects & other invertebrates.

What family is the Campbell's Fairywren in?

It belongs to the family Australasian Wrens (Maluridae), order Passerines (Passeriformes).

At a glance

Weight
12 g
Habitat
Forest
Diet
Insects & other invertebrates
Lifestyle
Perches in trees
Migration
Resident (barely migrates)
More measurements
Wing
54 mm
Tail
49 mm
Bill
16 mm
Tarsus
21 mm

Averages from the AVONET dataset; length from field guides where available.

Range

Australasia: central sector of southern lowland New Guinea

Breeding range, IOC World Bird List 15.2

Classification

Order
Passerines Passeriformes
Family
Australasian Wrens Maluridae
Genus
Chenorhamphus

Other birds in the genus Chenorhamphus

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Campbell's Fairywren

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