Lovely Fairywren
Photo · Broinowski, Gracius J.

BirdUp · Species

Lovely Fairywren

Malurus amabilisGould, 1852

Endemic
Order
PASSERIFORMES
Family
Maluridae
Genus
Malurus
Commonness
Endemic
Best seen
Year-round

01 · Identification

How to tell it apart

The lovely fairywren, or lovely wren, is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is endemic to northeastern Australia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest.

Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

02 · Where

Where to find it

Breeding range
North-east Cape York Pen., north-east QLD (north-east Australia)

03 · When

When to look

Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.

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05 · Behaviour

Habits and haunts

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