White-winged easel tail
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White-winged easel-tail ( Malurus leucopterus ) |
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The white-winged fairywren ( Malurus leucopterus ) is an Australian bird art .
features
The white-winged relay tail reaches a body length of 12 cm.
In the mainland subspecies Malurus l. leuconotus , the dominant male, at least three years old, has blue plumage with white wings and brown cover feathers. The female is brown-yellow on the back and white on the underside.
The males of the nominate form Malurus l. leucopterus , which occurs on Dirk Hartog Island in Shark Bay and that of another subspecies, Malurus l. edouardi that live on Barrow Island are black in color and have a blue tail.
Occurrence
The white-winged easel-tail lives in the thicket and in the undergrowth near the ground. The distribution area includes Western and Inner Australia.
behavior
The white-winged easel tail feeds on insects.
Reproduction
The breeding season lasts from August to February. In addition to the breeding pair, there are up to four brood helpers. The white-winged easel tail builds a spherical nest with a side entrance made of grass and cobwebs in the thickets of the ground. The clutch of three to four eggs is incubated for 14-15 days. The nestling period lasts 10-11 days.
literature
- Colin Harrison & Alan Greensmith: Birds. Dorling Kindersly Limited, London 1993, 2000, ISBN 3-8310-0785-3
- Bryan Richard: Birds. Parragon, Bath, ISBN 1-4054-5506-3
Web links
- http://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/MU03011.htm (English)
- White-winged Fairy-wren. BirdLife Australia, accessed December 9, 2013 .
- aviceda.org photos
- Videos, photos and sound recordings of Malurus leucopterus in the Internet Bird Collection
- Malurus leucopterus inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Listed by: BirdLife International, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2013.