Superb Fairy-wrens form family groups that co-operate to raise young in a single nest. They mainly eat insects, but also some seeds and fruit, and forage in groups.
Males: during the breeding season, upper half of the body is black with bright blue patches on the top of the head, beneath the eyes and around the neck; lower half white. Chest black with a blue-black patch. Have a drab eclipse plumage after the breeding season. Females and young birds: light brown bodies; dull red-orange around the eye.
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What habitats does Malurus cyaneus live in?
Areas with thick undergrowth
What is the distribution of Malurus cyaneus?
South-eastern mainland Australia and Tasmania
How big does Malurus cyaneus grow?
Bill to tail length is up to 15 cm
This does not mean that it cannot be found locally, just that I have not been able to verify records at the time this species was added to the database.
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