#maluridae

[herpsandbirds]

Splendid Fairywrens (Malurus splendens), male and female, family Maluridae, order Passeriformes, Australia

photograph by Kipp Thompson

#fairywren #malurus #maluridae #passeriformes #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #australia

[alonglistofbirds]

[2097/11056] Carpentarian grasswren - Amytornis dorotheae

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Meliphagoidea Family: Maluridae (australasian wrens) Genus: Amytornis (grasswrens)

Photo credit: Laurie Ross via Macaulay Library

#birds #Carpentarian grasswren #Passeriformes #Passeri #Meliphagoidea #Maluridae #Amytornis #birds a to z #described

[birdblues]

Superb Fairywren

#superb fairywren #fairywren #Malurus cyaneus #Passeriformes #Maluridae #Malurus #bird #upl

[ljsbugblog]

some non-bug creatures seen in my backyard recently. someday I will get a photo of a fairy wren that isn't blurry lol.

Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus).

Superb Fairywren, male (Malurus cyaneus).

#i hope you guys enjoy non-bug posts too #perhaps i should rename the blog if i keep posting other animals #ljsbugblog #non-bug post #mammals #lagomorpha #hares #rabbits #lepus #lepus europaeus #brown hare #european hare #birds #passeriformes #perching birds #maluridae #fairywrens #malurus cyaneus #superb fairywren

[terranlifeform]

Splendid fairywren (Malurus splendens) in Western Australia

John Anderson

#Malurus splendens #Maluridae #aves

[webberwoof]

just a little fairy wren in a big world 💙

#birds #birding #ornithology #special interest #bird #bird photography #birdblr #australian birds #superb fairy wren #maluridae

[transbirds]

Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens)

© Chris Burns

#splendid fairywren #malurus splendens #maluridae #passeriformes #chris burns #birds

[birds-that-screm]

Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus)

© Helen Cunningham

#superb fairywren #malurus cyaneus #maluridae #passeriformes #helen cunningham #birds

[proton-wobbler]

Round 2, Poll 12

Southern Emuwren vs Painted Redstart

sources under cut

Southern Emuwren

"I think their tails look like grass seedheads and that makes me happy"

"The southern emu-wren derives its common name from its tail feathers, the loosely barbed nature of which resembles feathers of the emu, the irony being that the emu-wrens are among the smallest of Australian birds, while the emu is the largest." - Wiki

Painted Redstart

"saw my lifer while chillin in a natural hot spring B)"

"Nests are set on the ground on slopes, seldom in trees, usually in sites that provide some cover from above such as in cavities, under bushes, or on the side of a canyon, a creek bed, or even a building."

Tail flicking and fanning are a common behaviors of this species, with birds flicking their long tails while foraging, or fanning their tails to communicate with each other or a perceived threat. When pairing up for the season, males will start with displays and singing, and a receptive female will sing back to her male throughout the day. This continues even into the nesting period, as a "whisper" song.

Images: Emuwren (Timothy Paasila)

#hipster bird main bracket #round 2 #bracket: pretty a #southern emuwren #painted redstart #parulidae #maluridae #polls

[vanillaflowerstuff]

i discovered fairywrens and i Love Them, they are amazing -- tiny colorful miracles of nature c:

#my art #digital art #character design #fairywren #australia #birds #birdblr #there are so many more and they're all incredible #please go look at them #maluridae

[herpsandbirds]

Splendid Fairywrens (Malurus splendens), male, family Maluridae, Australia

photograph by Mark Eatwell

#fairywren #malurus #maluridae #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #australia

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[2014/11056] Campbell's fairywren - Chenorhamphus campbelli

Order: Passeriformes Suborder: Passeri Superfamily: Meliphagoidea Family: Maluridae (australasian wrens)

Photo credit: Stephan Lorenz via Macaulay Library

#birds #Campbell's fairywren #Passeriformes #Passeri #Meliphagoidea #Maluridae #Chenorhamphus #birds a to z #undescribed

[birdblues]

Red-backed Fairywren

#red winged fairywren #fairywren #Malurus melanocephalus #Passeriformes #Maluridae #Malurus #bird #upl

[perfect-plumage]

Variegated Fairywren (Malurus lamberti)

© Chris Burns

#variegated fairywren #malurus lamberti #maluridae #passeriformes #chris burns #birds

[terranlifeform]

Superb fairy-wren (Malurus cyaneus) in Tasmania, Australia

Helen Cunningham

#Malurus cyaneus #Maluridae #aves

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Splendid Fairywren (Malurus splendens)

© Chris Burns

#splendid fairywren #malurus splendens #maluridae #passeriformes #chris burns #birds