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Urolestes melanoleucus (Jardine, 1831)
Laniidae

Urolestes melanoleucus (Jardine, 1831)

Urolestes melanoleucus (Jardine, 1831)

Urolestes melanoleucus, the magpie shrike, is a sociable African Laniidae bird assessed as least concern.

Malurus elegans Gould, 1837
Maluridae

Malurus elegans Gould, 1837

Malurus elegans Gould, 1837

Malurus elegans, the red-winged fairywren, is the largest fairywren native to southwestern Australian wet forests.

Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)
Maluridae

Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)

Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782)

This is the description of superb fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), detailing its physical traits and Australian distribution and habitat.

Malurus pulcherrimus Gould, 1844
Maluridae

Malurus pulcherrimus Gould, 1844

Malurus pulcherrimus Gould, 1844

Malurus pulcherrimus (blue-breasted fairywren) is a shy, uncommon Australasian wren with a disjunct range across southern Australia.

Malurus coronatus Gould, 1858
Maluridae

Malurus coronatus Gould, 1858

Malurus coronatus Gould, 1858

Malurus coronatus, the purple-crowned fairywren, is a small riparian specialist bird native to northern Australia, with cooperative breeding behavior.

Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)
Maluridae

Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Malurus splendens (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)

Malurus splendens, the splendid fairywren, is a small sexually dimorphic Australian wren found in arid and semi-arid zones.

Malurus amabilis Gould, 1852
Maluridae

Malurus amabilis Gould, 1852

Malurus amabilis Gould, 1852

Malurus amabilis, the lovely fairywren, is a fairywren with strong sexual dimorphism in plumage, with distinct breeding male, female, and immature plumage traits.

Malurus leucopterus Dumont, 1824
Maluridae

Malurus leucopterus Dumont, 1824

Malurus leucopterus Dumont, 1824

Malurus leucopterus, the white-winged fairywren, is a small sexually dimorphic Australian wren adapted to dry environments that lives in social groups.

Malurus lamberti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827
Maluridae

Malurus lamberti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Malurus lamberti Vigors & Horsfield, 1827

Malurus lamberti, the variegated fairywren, is a small, sexually dimorphic Australian wren with distinct breeding plumage and cooperative breeding.

Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1802)
Maluridae

Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1802)

Malurus melanocephalus (Latham, 1802)

The red-backed fairywren is a small sexually dimorphic fairywren species endemic to Australia.

Malurus assimilis North, 1901
Maluridae

Malurus assimilis North, 1901

Malurus assimilis North, 1901

The purple-backed fairywren is a small sexually dimorphic wren widespread across most of Australia, living in dense scrub and open woodland.

Amytornis striatus (Gould, 1840)
Maluridae

Amytornis striatus (Gould, 1840)

Amytornis striatus (Gould, 1840)

Amytornis striatus, the striated grasswren, is a small cryptic Australian arid-zone bird associated with spinifex grass habitat.

Stipiturus mallee A.J.Campbell, 1908
Maluridae

Stipiturus mallee A.J.Campbell, 1908

Stipiturus mallee A.J.Campbell, 1908

Stipiturus mallee, the mallee emu-wren, is an endangered Australian wren identifiable by its six emu-like tail feathers, restricted to mallee-spinifex habitat.

Stipiturus malachurus (Shaw, 1798)
Maluridae

Stipiturus malachurus (Shaw, 1798)

Stipiturus malachurus (Shaw, 1798)

Stipiturus malachurus, the southern emu-wren, is a bird with distinct sexual plumage differences that lives in southern Australian coastal open habitats.

Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840)
Meliphagidae

Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840)

Manorina flavigula (Gould, 1840)

Manorina flavigula, the yellow-throated miner, is a medium-sized Australian honeyeater with a distinctive white rump.

Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)
Meliphagidae

Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)

Manorina melanophrys (Latham, 1801)

Manorina melanophrys, the bell miner, is a small Australian honeyeater with distinct plumage and specific habitat preferences.

Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801)
Meliphagidae

Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801)

Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801)

Manorina melanocephala, the noisy miner, is an endemic aggressive honeyeater of eastern and southeastern Australia.

Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Gould, 1837
Meliphagidae

Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Gould, 1837

Acanthorhynchus superciliosus Gould, 1837

Acanthorhynchus superciliosus, the western spinebill, is a small endemic Australian honeyeater kept in local aviculture.

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Latham, 1801)
Meliphagidae

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Latham, 1801)

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris (Latham, 1801)

Acanthorhynchus tenuirostris, the eastern spinebill, is a small Australian bird with distinct plumage by sex and age, found in eastern Australian habitats and urban gardens.

Melithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848
Meliphagidae

Melithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848

Melithreptus albogularis Gould, 1848

Melithreptus albogularis (the white-throated honeyeater) is a small bird with distinct plumage and multiple recorded calls.

Melithreptus gularis (Gould, 1837)
Meliphagidae

Melithreptus gularis (Gould, 1837)

Melithreptus gularis (Gould, 1837)

Melithreptus gularis, the black-chinned honeyeater, is a mid-sized Australian honeyeater that lives in open woodland and dry sclerophyll forest.

Melithreptus validirostris (Gould, 1837)
Meliphagidae

Melithreptus validirostris (Gould, 1837)

Melithreptus validirostris (Gould, 1837)

Melithreptus validirostris, the strong-billed honeyeater, is a mid-sized Tasmanian forest honeyeater with distinct plumage markings.

Melithreptus affinis (R.Lesson, 1839)
Meliphagidae

Melithreptus affinis (R.Lesson, 1839)

Melithreptus affinis (R.Lesson, 1839)

Melithreptus affinis, the black-headed honeyeater, is a mid-sized honeyeater endemic to Tasmania and nearby islands.

Melithreptus brevirostris (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)
Meliphagidae

Melithreptus brevirostris (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Melithreptus brevirostris (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827)

Melithreptus brevirostris, the brown-headed honeyeater, is a small Australian honeyeater with distinct color markings and a scratchy call.

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