Variegated Fairywren
Malurus lamberti
The variegated fairywren is a fairywren that lives in eastern Australia. As a species that exhibits sexual dimorphism, the brightly coloured breeding male has chestnut shoulders and azure crown and ear coverts, while non-breeding males, females and juveniles have predominantly grey-brown plumage, although females of two subspecies have mainly blue-grey plumage.
- Scientific name
- Malurus lamberti
- Family
- Fairywrens
- IUCN status
- LC