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Malurus pulcherrimus

Photo by Megan Perkins
Dryandra, Western Australia, November 2007

[edit] Identification

[edit] Distribution

Australia: found in south-western Western Australia and Eyre Peninsula, South Australia.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species^[1].

[edit] Habitat

Dry and semi-arid woodlands, mallee, wattle with shrubby understorey, open sand-plain heaths.

[edit] Behaviour

Monogomous.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. BF Member observations
3. AvianWeb

[edit] External Links

• View more images of this species on the ABID