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A small bird with a long blue tail that is held cocked.
At a glance
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Aggregated occurance data is sourced from 14 different actively-updating datasets including eBird Australia, iNaturalist Australia, BirdLife Australia, and multiple state-based bird surveys through Atlas of Living Australia.
Species notes
Breeding male has a bright purple crown with black eye line and collar. Female has prominent dark rusty cheek patches. Nonbreeding male has prominent black cheek patches.
This species prefers riverside habitat, particularly when it includes Pandanus (screw-palm) and long grassy vegetation.
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