Red-backed Fairy-wren Malurus melanocephalus
Male Red-backed Fairy-wren, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, November 2010 - click for larger image Kuranda, Queensland, Australia
November 2010

The Red-backed Fairy-wren is distributed from north-western Australia across the north of Australia to Cape York and south to eastern New South Wales. It is found in a wide variety of habitats but mainly in tall grassland with scattered trees.

Male Red-backed Fairy-wren, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, November 2010 - click for larger image The male is black with red-orange back and rump and brown primaries. The female is light brown with pale to white underparts, with pinkish-brown bill and legs.

There is more information available via Avibase.

Female Red-backed Fairy-wren, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, November 2010 - click for larger image
Female Red-backed Fairy-wren, Kuranda, Queensland, Australia, November 2010 - click for larger image
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