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A tiny, buff-brown bird with an enormously long tail.
SA: Vulnerable
At a glance
FamilyFairywrens
SizeGiant
RarityCommon
HabitatDense shrubs, grassy margins, scrub, hedgerows, and low cover near open feeding patches.
Best timeMost reliable in New South Wales from October to March.
Sounds
Sound sampleRecorded by Peter Boesman
Range map
Range map
806visible hotspots
17294visible records
5states
SparseModerateDense hotspot
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
Overview
Females have dark streaks on the crown and back and are warm buffy-brown underneath. Males are similar, except they have a sky-blue throat. Typically very shy, they live in coastal heathland in southern Australia and are unlikely to be seen unless you are actively looking for them.
Behavior
Tail is much longer and far more spindly than that of fairywrens.
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