The Superb Fairywren (Malurus cyaneus), also known as the Superb Blue-wren or colloquially as the Blue Wren, is a passerine bird of the Maluridae family, common and familiar across south-eastern Australia. The species is sedentary and territorial, also exhibiting a high degree of sexual dimorphism; the male in breeding plumage has a striking bright blue forehead, ear coverts, mantle, and tail, with a black mask and black or dark blue throat. Non-breeding males, females and juveniles are predominantly grey-brown in colour; this gave the early impression that males were polygamous, as all dull-coloured birds were taken for females. Two subspecies are recognized: the larger and darker Tasmanian form cyaneus and the smaller and paler mainland form cyanochlamys.
|Camera:||Canon EOS 5D MkII |
|Lens:||EF500mm f/4L IS USM +1.4x |
|Recording media:||JPEG (digital)|
|Date Taken:||24 Dec 2011 - 8:41 AM|
|Lens Max Aperture:||f/5.7|
|Exposure Mode:||Program AE|
|Flash:||Off, Did not fire|