RarityCommon
Height13 cm
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"Males often carry brightly coloured petals, usually yellow, during courtship displays to attract females."
Field Guide
Variegated Fairywren
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The Variegated Fairy-wren is one of Australia’s most colourful small birds, known for its long, upright tail and vibrant plumage in breeding males. This adaptable species is found across much of mainland Australia, inhabiting a wide range of environments from coastal heathlands to arid shrublands.
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Top Locations
Curated birding spots where the Variegated Fairywren has been recorded.
- Banks Street ReserveKey spot🔥 ActiveQueensland · 139 species · 142 sightings · seen 17 days ago
- Cattai National ParkKey spot🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 40 species · 44 sightings · seen 26 days ago
- Coombabah Lakelands Conservation Area (Arundel section)Key spot🔥 ActiveQueensland · 7 species · seen 19 days ago
- Dee Why Lagoon Wildlife RefugeKey spot🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 15 species · seen 22 days ago
- Hunter Wetlands CentreKey spot🔥 ActiveNew South Wales · 62 species · 179 sightings · seen 9 days ago
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