This wren was seen on a scrub property between Mannun and Walker Flat in South Australia, and i was wondering if anybody can help me out with what Species this is.
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My guess would be a Female Superb Fairy-wren, but I can't tell from the photo whether the tail has a blue tinge to it and if it did then it could be another kind.
Regards
Shane
Hi redmankate. I'm confident this is a female variegated fairy-wren.
The eye markings indicate female Variegated to me as well.
Woko, I am wondering how you can tell from the photo that it is a Variegated FW as in the book I have it shows that it should have a blue tinge to the tail, whereas the Superb has a brownish tail. Is it the eyes and lores being darker on the VFW and more buff on the SFW that makes IDing more positive. The reason I ask is I have a lot of photos of the female Wrens and don't seem to get there ID right particularly between the VFW and the SFW.
Regards
Shane
I have some shots of the Variegated female, they do have a blue tinge to the tail but as the last shot shows if the light is against you it can be hard to see.
I'm not making a call on this one but just offering a Variegated female to help.
It's the dark patch around the eye that's the key indicator, clif. Also, the variegated fairy-wren is more likely to be seen in the mallee country between Mannum & Walker Flat than the superb fairy-wren.
Thanks Headsie and Woko, I can see now that the Female VFW has a much darker and richer lore colour whereas the SFW has a more pale colouring in the lores, thanks for clearing this up for me.
Regards
Shane
Thanks all for your help.