About the Wallace's Fairywren
Wallace's fairywren is a species of bird in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It is the only species within the genus Sipodotus. It is found in New Guinea and the Aru Islands, where its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
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Wallace's fairywren is a small species of fairywren, 11–12.5 cm (4.3–4.9 in) in length and weighing 7–8 g (0.25–0.28 oz). Adult males have a black crown and nape with blue feather tips and a black face with an incomplete white eye-ring and white ear-tufts. The scapulars and back are rusty brown, with brownish-grey upperwings, white underparts, and brown tails. The black beak is long, broad, straight, and bluntly pointed, with a white tip. The iris is red-brown, with short, flesh-brown legs. Females are similar to males, but have a pale yellowish wash to the throat and a duller crown.
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Where the Wallace's Fairywren lives
When to see the Wallace's Fairywren
Peak activity in July · a winter visitor species across most of its range
Easily confused with
Pilbara GrasswrenAmytornis whiteiThe Pilbara grasswren, also known as the rufous grasswren, is an insectivorous bird in the Australasian wren family Maluridae.
Carpentarian GrasswrenAmytornis dorotheaeThe Carpentarian grasswren is a species of bird in the family Maluridae.
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