Superb Fairywren at Deakin, ACT
Identification history
| Malurus cyaneus | 27 Aug 2021 | natureguy | ||
| Malurus cyaneus | 3 Feb 2021 | JackyF |
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Falling-apart abandoned nest in Spear Thistle with one empty eggshell (original position of shell shown in photo 4). About 4m from active Superb Fairywren nest in sighting 4369995. Wrens often in this area.
2 comments
natureguy
wrote:
27 Aug 2021
Again, I'm quite confident this is a Fairywren nest, because the egg patterns are identical to Fairywren eggs, and the general structure of the nest and location low to the ground seems to suit Fairywren well, as opposed to other similar species.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.097753-35.324403
- Altitude 611.2m
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Deakin, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 3 Feb 2021 01:49 PM Recorded on
- JackyF Recorded by
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Collections
Birds Small (Robin, Finch, Thornbill etc) Other Birds JackyF Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- True Nesting site
Species information
- Malurus cyaneus Scientific name
- Superb Fairywren Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1288.2m Recorded at altitude
- 1200 images trained Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
