Variegated Fairy-Wren

Malurus lamberti

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The variegated fairywren (Malurus lamberti) is a fairywren that lives in diverse habitats across most of Australia. Five subspecies are recognised. In a species that exhibits sexual dimorphism, the brightly coloured breeding male has chestnut shoulders and azure crown and ear coverts, while non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, although females of two subspecies have mainly blue-grey plumage.

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  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malurus_lamberti

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