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Southern Emu-wren
Stipiturus malachurus (Shaw, 1798)
Maluridae — Australasian Wrens
Southern Emu-wren, Stipiturus malachurus, is a bird of eastern and southern Australia in the Australasian wren family, Maluridae. It was first described by Shaw in 1798. Across its range it uses marshes, low heathland, dune areas, temperate forests, Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and swamplands. Its name comes from the tail, whose loose feathering recalls that of an emu. The species has several recognised subspecies, including forms from Tasmania, Kangaroo Island, Dirk Hartog Island, south-western Western Australia and the southern tip of the Eyre Peninsula.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Maluridae — Australasian Wrens
- Breeding range
- Australasia: e, s Australia
