Superb Fairywren

Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)

14 cmLength10 gWeight

The superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae, and is common and familiar across south-eastern Australia.

Busiest months: January and October · Most records: Australia

Least Concern

Where and when it's recorded

Superb Fairywren has been recorded at 165 of the 8,171 birding hotspots we track, in 1 country or region.

Records by month Southern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature ReserveAustralia9,973 records
Western Treatment PlantAustralia8,649 records
Oxley Creek CommonAustralia5,496 records

More places

Royal ParkAustralia4,349 records
Sandy Camp Road WetlandsAustralia4,222 records
Australian National Botanic GardensAustralia3,300 records
Centennial ParkAustralia2,994 records
O'Reilly's Rainforest RetreatAustralia2,854 records
Banyule Flats ReserveAustralia2,808 records
Mt Ainslie Nature Reserve – Campbell ParkAustralia2,275 records

Countries and regions with the most records

Australia

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

The superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus) is a passerine bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae, and is common and familiar across south-eastern Australia. It is a sedentary and territorial species, also exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism; the male in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour; this gave the early impression that males were polygamous, as all dull-coloured birds were taken for females.

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