StatusEndemic
RarityCommon
Height11 cm
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"Male Red-backed Fairy-wrens often present females with red flower petals or berries during courtship displays."
Field Guide
Red-backed Fairywren
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The Red-backed Fairy-wren is the smallest member of Australia’s fairy-wren family, found across northern and eastern Australia’s grasslands and open woodlands. This active, social bird is known for its energetic movements through dense grass and its complex breeding behaviours.
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