Superb fairy wren
The striking blue and black plumage of the adult male superb fairy wren makes for colourful bird watching across south-eastern Australia. The sociable superb fairy wrens, or blue wrens, are Australian birds living in groups consisting of a dominant male, mouse-brown female ‘jenny wrens’ and several tawny-brown juveniles.
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The superb fairy wren, or blue wren, is named after the velvety blue and black plumage of the adult male of these unique Australian birds. A bird-watching favourite across south-eastern Australia, superb fairy wrens live in low-lying shrubs and grassy areas including coastal heath, forest understorey and urban margins.
Both sociable and territorial, superb fairy wrens live in groups that include one adult male and a number of mouse-brown ‘jenny wrens’, which include females as well as several juvenile birds. The adolescent males have a tawny-brown colouring, similar to the female, and acquire their dazzling plumage in their first breeding year.
Animal facts
- Common name
- Superb fairy wren
- Scientific name
- Malurus cyaneus
- Conservation status in NSW
- Protected
Parks in which this animal is found
- Arakwal National Park
- Blue Gum Hills Regional Park
- Bouddi National Park
- Budderoo National Park
- Cape Byron State Conservation Area
- Gaagal Wanggaan (South Beach) National Park
- Glenbrook area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Glenrock State Conservation Area
- Hill End Historic Site
- Kalyarr National Park
- Killalea Regional Park
- Lane Cove National Park
- Mount Canobolas State Conservation Area
- Mount Wilson area in Blue Mountains National Park
- Munmorah State Conservation Area
- Murray Valley Regional Park
- Rouse Hill Regional Park
- Warrumbungle National Park
- Yarrangobilly area in Kosciuszko National Park
- Yellomundee Regional Park