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Blue-breasted Fairywren
Malurus pulcherrimus Gould, 1844
Maluridae — Australasian Wrens
Blue-breasted Fairywren, Malurus pulcherrimus, is a passerine in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae, found in south-western Western Australia and south-central South Australia. It was described by Gould in 1844. The species shows marked differences between the sexes. In breeding plumage, the male has a vivid blue crown, ear coverts and upper back, red shoulders, a dark blue throat, grey-brown wings and tail, and pale underparts. Outside the breeding season, males, females and young are mainly grey-brown. No subspecies are recognised.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Maluridae — Australasian Wrens
- Breeding range
- Australasia: sw WA to sc SA (sw, sc Australia)
